CVE-2025-61939
Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.
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
Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.
- Record
CVE-2025-61939- 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 - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-923
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-1172
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.
- Record
EUVD-2026-1172- 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-868w-86hc-x374
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered...
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.
- Record
GHSA-868w-86hc-x374- 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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-923
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.
- Record
CVE-2025-61939- 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
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-923
- 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-2025-61939 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Columbia Weather Systems Microserver, published January 7, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.27%, the 19th percentile. No source names a fixed version.