CVE-2025-48014 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Attackers can bypass password guessing limits in LDAP authentication, potentially enabling brute-force attacks against the network flow controller.
- 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-2025-48014?
CVE-2025-48014 is a high-severity vulnerability in Schweitzer Engineering Laboratories SEL-5056 Software-Defined Network Flow Controller, published on 20 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Password guessing limits could be bypassed when using LDAP authentication.
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-48014?
How do I fix CVE-2025-48014?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-48014 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-48014 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-48014 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6gpj-qpm5-7xw2.