What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-10159?

CVE-2025-10159 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8 (Critical). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.1%.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2025-10159?

Within 7 days: Identify all affected systems running administrative privileges on Sophos AP6 Series Wireless Acce and apply vendor patches promptly. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

CVE-2025-10159

CRITICAL

Unverified Password Change (CWE-620)

2025-09-09 security-alert@sophos.com

Authentication Bypass

9.8

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

9.8 CRITICAL

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:11 vuln.today

CVE Published

Sep 09, 2025 - 21:15 nvd

CRITICAL 9.8

DescriptionCVE.org

An authentication bypass vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on Sophos AP6 Series Wireless Access Points older than firmware version 1.7.2563 (MR7).

AnalysisAI

An authentication bypass vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on Sophos AP6 Series Wireless Access Points older than firmware version 1.7.2563 (MR7). Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-620. An authentication bypass vulnerability allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges on Sophos AP6 Series Wireless Access Points older than firmware version 1.7.2563 (MR7). Version information: version 1.7.2563.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.