Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-67446 is a critical authentication bypass in Neterbit NW-431F routers. A weak, predictable authentication cookie can let an unauthenticated network attacker reach administrative functions. For executives, the risk is unauthorized control of affected routers, with potential confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact.
Executive priority
Treat this as urgent for any affected router reachable from untrusted networks. The issue is unauthenticated, network-accessible, and rated critical, but remediation should be guided by vendor confirmation because the provided sources do not name a fixed version.
Technical view
The CVE describes improper authentication in Neterbit NW-431F Router firmware 20241014-IR03 and earlier. Authentication depends on a weak or predictable cookie value, enabling bypass of the login scheme and access to admin functionality. The record assigns CVSS 3.1 score 9.8 and maps the issue to CWE-384.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to organizations running Neterbit NW-431F routers on firmware 20241014-IR03 or earlier. Risk is highest where the administrative interface is reachable from untrusted networks. The public CVE data does not provide CPEs, asset tags, or deployment prevalence.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or confirmed active exploitation. The GitHub reference and CVE description indicate the bypass condition is simple and network-reachable, but available evidence here is insufficient to claim exploitation in the wild.
Researcher notes
The record identifies the weakness as predictable cookie-based authentication and CWE-384. Affected metadata is sparse: vendor, product, versions, and CPE fields are not populated despite the title naming NW-431F firmware 20241014-IR03 and earlier. Do not assume broader Neterbit product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Check Neterbit guidance for fixed firmware or an advisory for CVE-2025-67446.
- Restrict router administration to trusted management networks or VPN access.
- Remove any internet exposure of the router admin interface.
- Replace affected devices if no vendor-supported fix is available.
- Monitor router configuration changes and administrative logins.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Neterbit NW-431F routers in all sites and managed networks.
- Confirm whether firmware is 20241014-IR03 or earlier.
- Review external attack surface results for exposed router management interfaces.
- Check router logs for unexpected admin sessions or configuration changes.
- Track vendor updates against CVE-2025-67446 before closing remediation.
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/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
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CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N3.95.9mitreVulnerability scoring details
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9.8CriticalVector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:N/A:H/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:N
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Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://neterbit.com/CVE reference, mitre
- https://github.com/fun-beep/CVEs/tree/main/CVE-2025-67446CVE reference, mitre
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