CVE-2025-26488 (GCVE-0-2025-26488)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-08 08:52 – Updated: 2025-12-08 17:43
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Improper input validation in XML Management service in Infinera MTC-9
Summary
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Infinera MTC-9 allows remote unauthenticated users to crash the service and cause a
reboot of the appliance, thus causing a DoS condition, via crafted XML
payloads.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-08 17:36 UTC
CWE
- CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
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