Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This vulnerability lets an unauthenticated attacker create an administrator account on affected Synaccess netBooter power-management devices. If reachable, an attacker could gain control over power outlets and potentially disrupt systems powered through these units.
Executive priority
Treat as urgent for environments using these devices to control critical equipment. The business risk is unauthorized power control, which can cause outages or disrupt operations even without data theft.
Technical view
CVE-2018-25134 is a CWE-306 authentication bypass in webNewAcct.cgi affecting Synaccess netBooter NP-02x/NP-08x versions listed in the source bundle. The flaw allows unauthenticated administrative account creation over the network. CVSS is 9.8 critical.
Likely exposure
Highest risk applies to exposed or broadly reachable netBooter management interfaces, especially internet-facing devices. Internal exposure still matters where untrusted users, compromised hosts, or segmented networks can reach device administration pages.
Exploitation context
The source bundle references a public ExploitDB entry and Zero Science Lab disclosure. CISA KEV status is false in the provided data, so active exploitation is not confirmed here.
Researcher notes
Evidence supports an unauthenticated admin-account creation issue in webNewAcct.cgi. Affected versions are listed in the source bundle. Public exploit material exists, but no KEV listing or vendor fix details are provided here.
Mitigation direction
- Remove internet exposure for netBooter management interfaces.
- Restrict access to trusted administrative networks only.
- Check Synaccess guidance for firmware updates or supported remediation.
- Audit and remove unknown administrator accounts.
- Replace or isolate unsupported vulnerable units if no fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Synaccess netBooter NP-02x/NP-08x devices and firmware versions.
- Confirm whether web management interfaces are reachable from untrusted networks.
- Review device user lists for unauthorized administrator accounts.
- Check logs for unexpected account creation or administrative access.
- Validate remediation against vendor guidance in an authorized environment.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS
- 9.8 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H3.95.9Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- ExploitDB-45920CVE reference · exploit
- Vendor Product HomepageCVE reference · product
- Zero Science Lab Disclosure (ZSL-2018-5500)CVE reference · third-party-advisory
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.