CVE-2025-46739 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

High 8.1 Published Updated

Attackers can brute-force account credentials due to missing rate limiting, leading to unauthorized access on SEL Blueframe OS.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-46739?

CVE-2025-46739 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL Blueframe OS, published on 12 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An unauthenticated user could discover account credentials via a brute-force attack without rate limiting

Weakness: CWE-307

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-46739?

How do I fix CVE-2025-46739?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-46739 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2025-46739 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-46739 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-w8pq-wqhw-ch5q.

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