What is CVE-2025-27023?

CVE-2025-27023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Infinera G42, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2025-27023?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Infinera G42

CVE-2025-27023

Lack or insufficent input validation in WebGUI CLI web in Infinera G42 version R6.1.3 allows remote authenticated users to read all OS files via crafted CLI commands. Details: The web interface based management of the Infinera G42 appliance enables the feature of executing a restricted set of commands. This feature also offers the option to execute a script-file already present on the target device. When a non-script or incorrect file is specified, the content of the file is shown along with an error message. Due to an execution of the http service with a privileged user all files on the file system can be viewed this way.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.005 (37.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158 (Third Party Advisory, government-resource)
a6d3dc9e-0591-4a13-bce7-0f5b31ff6158 (Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-27023?: CVE-2025-27023 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Infinera G42, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2025-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2025-27023?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.