Vulnerability · Published May 29, 2026 · Assigned by Nozomi
CVE-2025-41273
Critical 9.3
In plain English
A critical-severity authentication bypass in WF-500 from Waterfall. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 35% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 4.0)9.3Critical
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 64.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nozomi Networks Labs identified a CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel in the Console WebUI in Waterfall WF-500 TX and RX Hosts in version 7.9.1.0 R2502171040 that allows remote unauthenticated attackers to bypass authentication of the Console web application and perform actions as an authenticated user.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-288 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
References
- https://www.nozominetworks.com/labs/vulnerability-advisories-cve-2025-41273 third-party-advisory