VulnerabilityPublished 9 Oct 2025

CVE-2025-35061: Newforma Project Center · Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay

Affects Newforma Project CenterSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.2 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 14:05 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score

8.2High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 31% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Attack Requirements: Present
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High
Vulnerable system integrity: None
Vulnerable system availability: None
Subsequent system confidentiality: None
Subsequent system integrity: None
Subsequent system availability: None

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable system is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed below, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed “remotely exploitable” and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: The attacker must take no measurable action to exploit the vulnerability. The attack requires no target-specific circumvention to exploit the vulnerability. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable system.
Attack Requirements: Present: The successful attack depends on the presence of specific deployment and execution conditions of the vulnerable system that enable the attack. These include: a race condition must be won to successfully exploit the vulnerability (the successfulness of the attack is conditioned on execution conditions that are not under full control of the attacker, or the attack may need to be launched multiple times against a single target before being successful); the attacker must inject themselves into the logical network path between the target and the resource requested by the victim (e.g. vulnerabilities requiring an on-path attacker).
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files of the vulnerable system to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without interaction from any human user, other than the attacker.
Vulnerable system confidentiality: High: There is a total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all information within the Vulnerable System being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact. For example, an attacker steals the administrator's password, or private encryption keys of a web server.
Vulnerable system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Vulnerable System.
Vulnerable system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system confidentiality: None: There is no loss of confidentiality within the Subsequent System or all confidentiality impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system integrity: None: There is no loss of integrity within the Subsequent System or all integrity impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.
Subsequent system availability: None: There is no impact to availability within the Subsequent System or all availability impact is constrained to the Vulnerable System.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v4.0 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 9 Oct 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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 26 Oct 2026.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC or the CVSS exploit maturity reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
Newforma Project Center	Affected =0	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediately implement network segmentation to isolate the Newforma Project Center servers from untrusted networks and restrict SMB traffic to only trusted hosts.
Monitor SMB traffic for unusual outbound connections, especially those targeting external or unknown IP addresses, using network intrusion detection systems (NIDS) or security information and event management (SIEM) tools.
Enforce strict access controls and firewall rules to limit inbound access to the LegacyIntegrationServices.asmx endpoint to only authorized internal systems.
Disable or restrict legacy authentication protocols such as NTLM where possible, and enforce the use of more secure authentication mechanisms like Kerberos.
Regularly audit and rotate service account credentials associated with Newforma Project Center to reduce the window of opportunity for attackers.
Engage with Newforma for updates or patches addressing this vulnerability and plan for timely deployment once available.
Conduct internal penetration testing and vulnerability assessments focusing on SMB and authentication-related attack vectors.
Educate IT and security teams about this specific threat to ensure rapid detection and response to suspicious activities related to SMB connections from NIX servers.

Description

CVE-2025-35061 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Newforma Project Center's Info Exchange (NIX) component. It allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to trigger the system to initiate an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled server, capturing the NTLMv2 hash of the NIX service account. This vulnerability stems from improper authentication validation (CWE-294) in the LegacyIntegrationServices.asmx endpoint. Exploitation does not require user interaction or prior authentication, making it highly accessible. Although no known exploits are currently in the wild, the captured NTLMv2 hashes could be subjected to offline cracking or relay attacks, potentially leading to further compromise. European organizations using Newforma Project Center, especially in architecture, engineering, and construction sectors, face risks of credential theft and lateral movement. Mitigation requires network segmentation, SMB traffic monitoring, and strict access controls on the vulnerable service. Countries with significant adoption of Newforma products and critical infrastructure projects, such as Germany, UK, France, and the Netherlands, are likely most affected. Given the ease of exploitation and high impact on confidentiality, this vulnerability is rated high severity.

Impact

For European organizations, particularly those in architecture, engineering, construction, and related project management sectors, this vulnerability poses a significant risk. The compromise of the NIX service account credentials could allow attackers to gain unauthorized access to project data repositories, manipulate or exfiltrate sensitive information, and disrupt critical project workflows. Given the collaborative nature of these industries and the reliance on shared project data, such breaches could have cascading effects on multiple stakeholders across countries. Additionally, the captured NTLMv2 hashes could facilitate lateral movement within corporate networks, potentially leading to broader compromises beyond the initial target. This risk is heightened in environments where SMB traffic is not adequately monitored or segmented, or where legacy authentication protocols remain in use. The potential exposure of intellectual property and client data could also have legal and reputational consequences under European data protection regulations such as GDPR.

Summary

CVE-2025-35061 is an authentication bypass vulnerability identified in Newforma Project Center's Info Exchange (NIX) component, specifically within the LegacyIntegrationServices.asmx web service endpoint. The flaw allows a remote attacker with no authentication or user interaction to coerce the NIX server into initiating an SMB connection to an attacker-controlled system. During this connection, the NIX service account's NTLMv2 hash is transmitted, which the attacker can capture. This vulnerability is categorized under CWE-294, indicating improper authentication mechanisms. The attack leverages the SMB protocol's challenge-response authentication to extract credential hashes without needing valid credentials or prior access. The CVSS 4.0 base score is 8.2 (high), reflecting the network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction, and a high impact on confidentiality. Although no public exploits have been reported, the captured NTLMv2 hashes can be used in offline brute-force attacks or relay attacks to escalate privileges or move laterally within a network. The affected product, Newforma Project Center, is widely used in project information management in architecture, engineering, and construction industries, sectors that often handle sensitive project data and intellectual property. The vulnerability's exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to project data, disruption of project workflows, and potential exposure of sensitive client or design information. The lack of available patches at the time of publication necessitates immediate compensating controls to mitigate risk.

CWE-294Authentication Bypass by Capture-replay (opens in a new tab)
Base weaknessLikelihood of exploit: HighOWASP Top 10 A07:2025: Authentication Failures (opens in a new tab)
A capture-replay flaw exists when the design of the product makes it possible for a malicious user to sniff network traffic and bypass authentication by replaying it to the server in question to the same effect as the original message (or with minor changes).
Architecture and Design
Utilize some sequence or time stamping functionality along with a checksum which takes this into account in order to ensure that messages can be parsed only once.
Architecture and Design
Since any attacker who can listen to traffic can see sequence numbers, it is necessary to sign messages with some kind of cryptography to ensure that sequence numbers are not simply doctored along with content.
OWASP Cheat Sheets
OWASP Authentication (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V2.8.5 (opens in a new tab)
V2.8.4 (opens in a new tab)
V9.2.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
Session Sidejacking (opens in a new tab)
Kerberoasting (opens in a new tab)
Remote Services with Stolen Credentials (opens in a new tab)
Windows Admin Shares with Stolen Credentials (opens in a new tab)
Reusing Session IDs (aka Session Replay) (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

References

Community reviews

Loading reviews…

Exploitation evidence

What to do

Affected software

Description

AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 17 Oct 2025, 05:20 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-294

Technical details

References

Community reviews

Related threats