CVE-2025-26488 HIGH

CVE-2025-26488: Improper input validation in XML Management service in Infinera MTC-9

Vendor Infinera
Product MTC-9
Weakness CWE-20 · Input validation
Published December 8, 2025
Last update December 8, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

What the vulnerability does

01Description

Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Infinera MTC-9 allows remote unauthenticated users to crash the service and cause a reboot of the appliance, thus causing a DoS condition, via crafted XML payloads.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 8, 2025 CVE published
December 8, 2025 Record updated