What is CVE-2023-25131?

CVE-2023-25131 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cyberpower Powerpanel, classified under CWE-1393. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2023-04-24.

How severe is CVE-2023-25131?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Cyberpower Powerpanel

CVE-2023-25131

Use of default password vulnerability in PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Windows v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Windows v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Linux 32bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for Linux 64bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Linux 32bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Management for Linux 64bit v4.8.6 and earlier, PowerPanel Business Local/Remote for MacOS v4.8.6 and earlier, and PowerPanel Business Management for MacOS v4.8.6 and earlier allows remote attackers to log in to the server directly to perform administrative functions. Upon installation or upon first login, the application does not ask the user to change the 'admin' password.

Published 2023-04-24 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.4 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (61.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-19.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 61st percentile — 61.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Cyberpower Powerpanel
Cyberpower Powerpanel Business Local / Remote — versions unspecified
Cyberpower Powerpanel Business Management — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

zuso.ai/Advisory/ (Third Party Advisory)
www.cyberpower.com/global/en/product/sku/powerpanel_business_for_windows (Product)
www.cyberpower.com/global/en/product/sku/powerpanel_business_for_linux (Product)
www.cyberpower.com/global/en/product/sku/powerpanel_business_for_mac (Product)
www.cyberpower.com/global/en/product/sku/powerpanel_business_for_virtual_machine (Product)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-25131?: CVE-2023-25131 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Cyberpower Powerpanel, classified under CWE-1393. CVSS score: 9.4/10. Published 2023-04-24.
How severe is CVE-2023-25131?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.4 out of 10.