# CVE-2025-61976: Denial of service in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001)

> A remote attacker can cause the CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini camera to become unresponsive by sending a specially crafted request to the Video Download interface.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 16 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8g4c-2q3x-9mwx

## What is CVE-2025-61976?

CVE-2025-61976 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001), published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) contains an issue with improper check for unusual or exceptional conditions. If a remote attacker sends a specially crafted request to the Video Download interface, the system may become unresponsive.

Weakness: CWE-754 (Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-61976?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Inaba Ib-Mct001 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-61976?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-61976 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-61976 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001)

- [CVE-2025-66357](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-66357/): Denial of service in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) (medium 6.9)
- [CVE-2025-59479](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-59479/): Cross-site request forgery in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-61976 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-61976 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001), published on 16 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-61976 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Inaba Denki Sangyo Co., Ltd. CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61976/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-61976/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-61976
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-61976
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-61976

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.