CVE-2025-9974 Insufficient Input Validation on WEBUI in Nokia ONT/Beacon product
Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary system commands on Nokia ONT/Beacon devices due to insufficient input validation in the WEBUI.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9974?
CVE-2025-9974 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Nokia ONT, published on 2 Feb 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The unified WEBUI application of the ONT/Beacon device contains an input handling flaw that allows authenticated users to trigger unintended system-level command execution. Due to insufficient validation of user-supplied data, a low-privileged authenticated attacker may be able to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying ONT/Beacon operating system, potentially impacting the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the device.
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9974?
How do I fix CVE-2025-9974?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9974 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-9974 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-9974 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gm47-2vw4-w49p.