CVE-2025-48861
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 · uneditedA vulnerability in the Task API endpoint of the ctrlX OS setup mechanism allowed a remote, unauthenticated attacker to access and extract internal application data, including potential debug logs and the version of installed apps.
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 · high confidenceThe Task API endpoint in ctrlX OS setup mechanism lacks proper access controls, allowing any remote, unauthenticated attacker to invoke the endpoint and retrieve sensitive internal data such as debug logs and installed application versions.
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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
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/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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Identify ctrlX OS installationCheck system inventory or running services for ctrlX OS. Look for processes named 'ctrlx' or services listening on typical ctrlX ports (typically 8443, 8080).Affected if ctrlX OS is present in the environment
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Locate the Task API endpointIdentify the Task API endpoint path in ctrlX OS. Common paths include /api/tasks/v1/ or /setup/api/tasks. Consult ctrlX OS documentation for the exact endpoint path if not immediately obvious.Affected if The Task API endpoint is accessible on the system
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Test unauthenticated access to Task APISend an HTTP GET request to the Task API endpoint without providing any authentication credentials (no Authorization header, no API key, no session cookie). Example: curl -k https://<ctrlx-ip>:<port>/api/tasks/v1/Affected if The endpoint returns HTTP 200 and displays data without requiring any credentials
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Verify sensitive data exposureInspect the response from the unauthenticated request. Look for debug logs, installed application versions, or other internal system information in the response body.Affected if Debug logs, application version lists, or other sensitive internal data is returned in the unauthenticated response
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Compare installed version to affected rangesIf version information is accessible (check /api/system/info or similar endpoint), compare it against any known affected version ranges for CVE-2025-48861.Affected if The installed ctrlX OS version falls within an affected version range (if such ranges become known)
Your environment is affected if ctrlX OS is running and the Task API endpoint returns sensitive data (debug logs, app versions) without requiring any authentication credentials.
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 dataImplement authentication and authorization controls on the Task API endpoint to require valid credentials before returning any data, and restrict access to sensitive debug information.
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