CVE-2025-24288
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy...
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy foothold due to default credentials and multiple accounts (most with sudo access) that utilize the same default credentials. By default, Versa director exposes ssh and postgres to the internet, alongside a host of other services.
Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.
Workarounds or Mitigation:
Versa recommends the following security controls:
- Change default passwords to complex passwords
- Passwords must be complex with at least 8 characters that comprise of upper case, and lower case alphabets, as well as at at least one digit, and one special character
- Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days
- Password change history is checked to ensure that the at least the last 5 passwords must be used when changing password.
- Review and audit logs for all authentication attempts to check for unauthorized/suspicious login attempts and enforce remediation steps.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
9.8
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy foothold due to default credentials and multiple accounts (most with sudo access) that utilize the same default credentials. By default, Versa director exposes ssh and postgres to the internet, alongside a host of other services.
Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.
Workarounds or Mitigation:
Versa recommends the following security controls:
- Change default passwords to complex passwords
- Passwords must be complex with at least 8 characters that comprise of upper case, and lower case alphabets, as well as at at least one digit, and one special character
- Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days
- Password change history is checked to ensure that the at least the last 5 passwords must be used when changing password.
- Review and audit logs for all authentication attempts to check for unauthorized/suspicious login attempts and enforce remediation steps.
- Record
CVE-2025-24288- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-18666
9.8
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy foothold due to default credentials and multiple accounts (most with sudo access) that utilize the same default credentials. By default, Versa director exposes ssh and postgres to the internet, alongside a host of other services.
Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.
Workarounds or Mitigation:
Versa recommends the following security controls:
- Change default passwords to complex passwords
- Passwords must be complex with at least 8 characters that comprise of upper case, and lower case alphabets, as well as at at least one digit, and one special character
- Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days
- Password change history is checked to ensure that the at least the last 5 passwords must be used when changing password.
- Review and audit logs for all authentication attempts to check for unauthorized/suspicious login attempts and enforce remediation steps.
- Record
EUVD-2025-18666- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-rwr4-qw9c-fjxm
9.8
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy...
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy foothold due to default credentials and multiple accounts (most with sudo access) that utilize the same default credentials. By default, Versa director exposes ssh and postgres to the internet, alongside a host of other services.
Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.
Workarounds or Mitigation:
Versa recommends the following security controls:
- Change default passwords to complex passwords
- Passwords must be complex with at least 8 characters that comprise of upper case, and lower case alphabets, as well as at at least one digit, and one special character
- Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days
- Password change history is checked to ensure that the at least the last 5 passwords must be used when changing password.
- Review and audit logs for all authentication attempts to check for unauthorized/suspicious login attempts and enforce remediation steps.
- Record
GHSA-rwr4-qw9c-fjxm- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers an easy foothold due to default credentials and multiple accounts (most with sudo access) that utilize the same default credentials. By default, Versa director exposes ssh and postgres to the internet, alongside a host of other services.
Versa Networks is not aware of any reported instance where this vulnerability was exploited. Proof of concept for this vulnerability has been disclosed by third party security researchers.
Workarounds or Mitigation:
Versa recommends the following security controls:
- Change default passwords to complex passwords
- Passwords must be complex with at least 8 characters that comprise of upper case, and lower case alphabets, as well as at at least one digit, and one special character
- Passwords must be changed at least every 90 days
- Password change history is checked to ensure that the at least the last 5 passwords must be used when changing password.
- Review and audit logs for all authentication attempts to check for unauthorized/suspicious login attempts and enforce remediation steps.
- Record
CVE-2025-24288- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1188
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-24288 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Versa Director, published June 18, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.47%, the 41st percentile. No source names a fixed version.