CVE-2025-9133 (GCVE-0-2025-9133)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-10-21 01:57 – Updated: 2026-02-26 16:57
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A missing authorization vulnerability in Zyxel ATP series firmware versions from V4.32 through V5.40, USG FLEX series firmware versions from V4.50 through V5.40, USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.40, and USG20(W)-VPN series firmware versions from V4.16 through V5.40 could allow a semi-authenticated attacker—who has completed only the first stage of the two-factor authentication (2FA) process—to view and download the system configuration from an affected device.
Severity
8.1 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-10-22 03:55 UTC
CWE
- CWE-862 - Missing Authorization
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
4 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zyxel | ATP series firmware |
Affected:
versions from V4.32 through V5.40
|
guessed | |
| Zyxel | USG FLEX series firmware |
Affected:
versions from V4.50 through V5.40
|
guessed | |
| Zyxel | USG FLEX 50(W) series firmware |
Affected:
versions from V4.16 through V5.40
|
guessed | |
| Zyxel | USG20(W)-VPN series firmware |
Affected:
versions from V4.16 through V5.40
|
guessed |
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.