Auth bypass in Infinera Mtc-9

CVE-2025-27020

Improper configuration of the SSH service in Infinera MTC-9 allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary commands and access data on file system . This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.005 (40.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 41st percentile — 40.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-27020: held from 0.005 to 0.005.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27020?
CVE-2025-27020 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Infinera Mtc-9, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-12-08.
How severe is CVE-2025-27020?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.