CVE-2025-40836
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 - Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 - Improper Input Validation Vulnerability
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2025-40836- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-31099
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges.
- Record
EUVD-2025-31099- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-72r9-6vhw-cpmr
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if...
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can lead to loss of integrity and confidentiality, as well as unauthorized disclosure and modification of
of user and configuration data. It may also be possible to execute commands with escalated privileges, impact service availability, as well as modify system files and configuration data.
- Record
GHSA-72r9-6vhw-cpmr- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 contains an improper input validation vulnerability which if exploited can allow an attacker to execute commands with escalated privileges.
- Record
CVE-2025-40836- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - 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-20
- 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-2025-40836 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855, published September 25, 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.