CVE-2025-46271
📋 TL;DR
UNI-NMS-Lite contains a command injection vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on affected systems. This could lead to complete system compromise, data theft, or manipulation of network management data. Organizations using UNI-NMS-Lite for network monitoring are affected.
💻 Affected Systems
- UNI-NMS-Lite
⚠️ Manual Verification Required
This CVE does not have specific version information in our database, so automatic vulnerability detection cannot determine if your system is affected.
Why? The CVE database entry doesn't specify which versions are vulnerable (no version ranges provided by the vendor/NVD).
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- Review the CVE details at NVD
- Check vendor security advisories for your specific version
- Test if the vulnerability is exploitable in your environment
- Consider updating to the latest version as a precaution
⚠️ Risk & Real-World Impact
Worst Case
Complete system takeover, data exfiltration, lateral movement to other network devices, and potential disruption of managed network infrastructure.
Likely Case
Unauthorized access to network management data, configuration manipulation, installation of backdoors, and credential harvesting from the management system.
If Mitigated
Limited impact due to network segmentation, proper access controls, and monitoring that detects and blocks exploitation attempts.
🎯 Exploit Status
Command injection vulnerabilities are typically easy to exploit once the injection point is identified. The unauthenticated nature makes this particularly dangerous.
🛠️ Fix & Mitigation
✅ Official Fix
Patch Version: Check vendor advisory for specific patched version
Vendor Advisory: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-114-06
Restart Required: Yes
Instructions:
1. Review CISA advisory ICSA-25-114-06
2. Contact UNI-NMS-Lite vendor for patched version
3. Apply vendor-provided patch
4. Restart UNI-NMS-Lite service
5. Verify patch application
🔧 Temporary Workarounds
Network Segmentation
allIsolate UNI-NMS-Lite from internet and restrict access to trusted management networks only
Access Control Lists
linuxImplement strict firewall rules to limit access to UNI-NMS-Lite management interface
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [UNI-NMS-PORT] -s [TRUSTED-NETWORK] -j ACCEPT
iptables -A INPUT -p tcp --dport [UNI-NMS-PORT] -j DROP
🧯 If You Can't Patch
- Immediately isolate the system from all untrusted networks including internet
- Implement strict network monitoring and alerting for any access attempts to the UNI-NMS-Lite interface
🔍 How to Verify
Check if Vulnerable:
Check if UNI-NMS-Lite is running and accessible without authentication. Review version against vendor advisory.Check Version:
Check UNI-NMS-Lite web interface or configuration files for version informationVerify Fix Applied:
Verify patched version is installed and test that command injection attempts are properly sanitized/blocked.📡 Detection & Monitoring
Log Indicators:
- Unusual command execution patterns
- Access from unexpected IP addresses
- Failed authentication attempts to management interface
Network Indicators:
- Unexpected outbound connections from UNI-NMS-Lite server
- Traffic to/from UNI-NMS-Lite on non-standard ports
SIEM Query:
source="UNI-NMS-Lite" AND (cmd_exec OR shell OR bash OR sh) NOT user="authorized_user"