Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw means some WildFly Elytron integrations may allow too many failed CLI login attempts too quickly, increasing brute-force risk. If attackers can reach the management CLI, weak or reused credentials become a higher business risk. Red Hat rates it high with CVSS 8.1.
Executive priority
Treat as a high-priority infrastructure hardening issue for environments running affected Red Hat middleware. Prioritize systems where management CLI access is reachable from broad internal networks or external paths, then apply vendor guidance and reduce access exposure.
Technical view
CVE-2025-23368 is CWE-307 in WildFly Elytron integration: insufficient throttling or blocking of repeated failed authentication attempts via CLI. The CVSS vector is network, no privileges, no user interaction, high attack complexity, and high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most relevant where affected Red Hat JBoss EAP, Data Grid, Fuse, Process Automation, or SSO packages are deployed and CLI management access is reachable. The bundle lists some products as unaffected, so package-level verification matters.
Exploitation context
The bundle says KEV is false and provides no cited evidence of active exploitation or public exploit availability. The described path is brute forcing CLI authentication; CVSS marks attack complexity high, so reachable CLI access and credential quality are key risk factors.
Researcher notes
The public bundle identifies the weakness and affected product families but does not include detailed patch mechanics, exploit proof, or operational indicators. Validate against Red Hat’s CVE page and RHSA advisories before asserting fixed versions or exploitability in a specific environment.
Mitigation direction
- Check Red Hat advisories RHSA-2026:18054, 18055, 18059, and 33371 for product-specific fixes.
- Apply vendor-supported updates for affected Red Hat packages where available.
- Restrict management CLI exposure to trusted administrative networks only.
- Review password policy and credential reuse for accounts permitted to use the CLI.
- Increase monitoring for repeated failed CLI authentication attempts.
Validation and detection
- Inventory affected Red Hat products and package names from the CVE record.
- Confirm installed package versions against Red Hat advisory guidance.
- Verify management CLI is not exposed beyond intended administrator access paths.
- Review logs for bursts of failed CLI authentication attempts.
- Document unaffected products explicitly to avoid unnecessary remediation work.
Public sources used
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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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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
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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
Vulnerability timeline
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- Source timelineredhat
Reported to Red Hat.
- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- Source timelineredhat
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
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
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.