Improper control of interaction frequency in Aviatrix Controller - CVE-2025-2171
Published: June 24, 2025 / Updated: June 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU111898
CSH Severity: Critical
CVSS v4: 9.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-2171
CWE-ID: CWE-799
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the application.
The vulnerability exists due to missing brute-force protection in the password reset feature that generates a 6 digit code for password recovery. A remote attacker can guess the temporary code and gain unauthorized access to the application.
Affected software
Aviatrix Controller
How to mitigate CVE-2025-2171
Install updates from vendor's website.
Aviatrix Controller - addressed in versions 7.1.4208, 7.2.5090, 8.0.0
External References
- https://cloud.google.com/blog/topics/threat-intelligence/remote-code-execution-aviatrix-controller
- https://github.com/mandiant/Vulnerability-Disclosures/blob/master/2025/MNDT-2025-0003.md
- https://docs.aviatrix.com/documentation/latest/release-notices/psirt-advisories/psirt-advisories.html#multiple-vulnerabilities-in-aviatrix-controllers