Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
WildFly Elytron does not adequately slow or block repeated failed CLI logins. If the management CLI is reachable, attackers may repeatedly guess credentials and potentially gain administrative access. The CVSS score is 8.1, reflecting potentially severe confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact after successful authentication.
Executive priority
Prioritize internet-exposed or broadly reachable management interfaces. Patch those systems promptly and restrict CLI reachability immediately where practical. Internal-only systems still warrant scheduled remediation because successful credential guessing could provide powerful administrative access. Investigate suspicious authentication patterns before assuming an update alone resolves prior compromise.
Technical view
CVE-2025-23368 is a CWE-307 weakness in WildFly Elytron integration. Insufficient controls against rapid failed authentication attempts enable network-based CLI credential brute forcing without prior privileges or user interaction. Exploitation complexity is rated high. The supplied Red Hat matrix marks several EAP and related product-package combinations affected, but some entries lack version boundaries.
Likely exposure
Exposure is highest where affected WildFly or Red Hat management CLI services are network-reachable and accept password authentication. Listed affected combinations include certain EAP 7, EAP 8.1 RHEL builds, Data Grid 8, Fuse 7, Process Automation 7, and SSO 7 packages. Confirm exact applicability because several entries omit versions or differ by package.
Exploitation context
The supplied record is not in CISA KEV, and no cited evidence establishes active exploitation. That does not prove exploitation is absent. An attacker would need CLI network access and enough authentication attempts to discover valid credentials; the CVSS assessment rates attack complexity high but potential post-authentication impact severe.
Researcher notes
The affected matrix requires careful interpretation: generic EAP 8.1 is marked unaffected while specific EAP 8.1 RHEL 8 and 9 builds are affected. Several product entries provide no version ranges. Use product, package, operating-system channel, and erratum together. The bundle does not describe attempt thresholds, lockout behavior, proof-of-concept details, or confirmed exploitation.
Mitigation direction
- Review the applicable Red Hat advisories and install vendor-provided corrected packages or updates.
- Restrict management CLI access to trusted administrative networks and authorized hosts.
- Use strong, unique administrative credentials and remove unnecessary management accounts.
- Monitor and alert on repeated CLI authentication failures from individual or distributed sources.
Validation and detection
- Inventory WildFly Elytron integration packages, product editions, operating systems, and installed build versions.
- Compare each installed build with the affected status and applicable Red Hat errata.
- Verify management CLI endpoints are inaccessible from untrusted networks.
- Review authentication logs for repeated failures, credential spraying patterns, and unexpected successful administrative logins.
- After updating, confirm installed package versions match the vendor advisory and normal administration still works.
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 8.1 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H2.25.9redhatVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.1 score
8.1HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- RHSA-2026:18054CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:18055CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:18059CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHSA-2026:33371CVE reference, redhat · vendor-advisory, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2025-23368CVE reference, redhat · vdb-entry, x_refsource_REDHAT
- RHBZ#2337621CVE reference, redhat · issue-tracking, x_refsource_REDHAT
- https://www.gruppotim.it/it/footer/red-team.htmlCVE reference, redhat
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