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CVE-2025-27019VulnerabilityPublished

CVE-2025-27019: Infinera MTC-9 · Missing Authentication

Affects Infinera MTC-9Source CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 9.8 Critical.

Data as of 25 Oct 2026, 19:02 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
9.8Critical
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 8 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 2026-10-25.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
Infinera MTC-9Affected
  • =22.1.1.0275
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Immediate deployment of vendor patches or updates once released by Infinera to address the authentication flaw in the RSH service. 2. Until patches are available, disable the remote shell service (RSH) on MTC-9 devices if it is not essential for operations. 3. Implement strict network segmentation and access controls to limit exposure of MTC-9 devices to trusted management networks only. 4. Deploy intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDS/IPS) with signatures or heuristics to detect reverse shell activity or anomalous command execution patterns. 5. Conduct regular audits and monitoring of device logs for unauthorized access attempts or unusual behavior indicative of exploitation. 6. Enforce multi-factor authentication and robust credential management on all network management interfaces to reduce risk from other attack vectors. 7. Coordinate with telecom infrastructure providers and national cybersecurity agencies for threat intelligence sharing and coordinated response. 8. Prepare incident response plans specifically addressing potential compromise of optical transport equipment to minimize downtime and data loss.

Description

Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.

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