CVE-2025-27019
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
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
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-27019- 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-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-201701
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
- Record
EUVD-2025-201701- 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-g73r-575p-rqj2
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize...
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
- Record
GHSA-g73r-575p-rqj2- 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-306
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Remote shell service (RSH) in Infinera MTC-9 version R22.1.1.0275 allows an attacker to utilize password-less user accounts and obtain system access by activating a reverse shell.This issue affects MTC-9: from R22.1.1.0275 before R23.0.
- Record
CVE-2025-27019- 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-306
- 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-2025-27019 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Infinera Mtc-9, published December 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.43%, the 37th percentile. No source names a fixed version.