CVE-2025-40836 (GCVE-0-2025-40836)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-09-25 14:49 – Updated: 2025-09-30 12:14
VLAI
Title
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 - Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Summary
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges.
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 Affected: 0 , < 2025.Q2 (Indoor Connect 8855)
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Credits
Telstra
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