Ribbon Communications - CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Priority LOW 37CWE-250Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-250.
Summary
CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00302 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ribbon Communications | Apollo 9608 | v9.6R3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Apollo 9608 VendorRibbon Communications Affected v9.6R3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-23181
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-c99q-9gjf-fc69
More Ribbon Communications vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03984 The HTTP web-management application on Edgewater Networks Edgemarc appliances has a… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08252 A Remote Command Execution (RCE) vulnerability in the Sonus SBC 1000 / SBC 2000 / SBC SWe… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08251 A root privilege escalation vulnerability in the Sonus SBC 1000 / SBC 2000 / SBC SWe Lite… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-16965 Ribbon Communications - CWE-250: Execution with Unnecessary Privileges CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.0
- TI-2018-08253 A Local File Inclusion (LFI) vulnerability in the Sonus SBC 1000 / SBC 2000 / SBC SWe… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-16963 Ribbon Communications - CWE-923: Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-23181 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-23181 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-c99q-9gjf-fc69 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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