CVE-2025-46271
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedUNI-NMS-Lite is vulnerable to a command injection attack that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to read or manipulate device data.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceUNI-NMS-Lite contains a command injection vulnerability allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying system. The vulnerability is remotely exploitable without authentication, enabling attackers to read or manipulate device data managed by the NMS system.
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CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Confirm UNI-NMS-Lite installation and versionLocate the UNI-NMS-Lite installation on the system. Check for version information in installation files, configuration directories, or by querying the application directly through its web interface or CLI if available.Affected if The installed version matches or falls within the affected version range for CVE-2025-46271
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Identify web interface exposureDetermine if the UNI-NMS-Lite web interface is accessible from the network. Check firewall rules, reverse proxy configurations, and network ACLs that govern access to the application.Affected if The web interface is reachable from untrusted network segments without authentication restrictions
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Verify authentication enforcement on endpointsReview the application configuration and authentication settings to confirm that all endpoints, particularly those accepting user input, require valid authentication credentials.Affected if Authentication is not enforced and unauthenticated users can access endpoints that process user-supplied data
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Inspect input handling mechanismsExamine the application source code or configuration files to identify how user input is processed. Look for code paths where user-supplied data is passed to system command execution functions (shell, exec, system, passthru, or similar).Affected if User input is directly concatenated into shell commands or passed to command execution functions without sanitization or parameterized alternatives
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Check for recent access logsReview web server and application access logs for unusual or suspicious request patterns that may indicate exploitation attempts against input-handling endpoints.Affected if Logs show requests with shell metacharacters or unexpected command sequences submitted to input fields
A user is affected if UNI-NMS-Lite is running a vulnerable version, its web interface is network-accessible, and unauthenticated users can submit input that reaches command execution functions.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataApply vendor patches immediately if available; otherwise, restrict network access to the NMS interface, implement input validation and sanitization at all command execution points, and consider disabling external command execution features until a fix is deployed.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-46271 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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