CVE-2025-6260 Network Thermostat X-Series WiFi Thermostats Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Unauthenticated attackers can reset user credentials on Network Thermostat X-Series WiFi thermostats via the embedded web server, leading to account takeover.
- 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-2025-6260?
CVE-2025-6260 is a critical missing authorization vulnerability in Network Thermostat X-Series WiFi thermostats, published on 24 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The embedded web server on the thermostat listed version ranges contain a vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers, either on the local area network or from the Internet via a router with port forwarding set up, to gain direct access to the thermostat's embedded web server and reset user credentials by manipulating specific elements of the embedded web interface.
Weakness: CWE-306
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-6260?
How do I fix CVE-2025-6260?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-6260 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2025-6260 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-6260 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wj97-j26v-v8wp.