Abilis CPX Fallback Shell Connection Relay
Priority LOW 35CWE-1188Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
By failing to authenticate three times to an unconfigured Abilis CPX device via SSH, an attacker can login to a restricted shell on the fourth attempt, and from there, relay connections.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00328 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed CPX (Abilis): 9.0.7
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abilis | CPX | before 9.0.7 | 9.0.7 | Patch available | CNA |
- CPX VendorAbilis Affected before 9.0.7 Fixed in 9.0.7 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CPX (Abilis) Fixed in 9.0.7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-35021
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6f2r-5p58-wvrf
References
Exploit 2
Sources
- CVE-2025-35021 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-35021 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-6f2r-5p58-wvrf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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