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Ericsson CVE-2025-27260

| EUVDEUVD-2025-208979 HIGH
Improper Filtering of Special Elements (CWE-790)
2026-03-25 ERIC GHSA-3222-m64x-qwpg
7.2
CVSS 4.0 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V14 - Configuration Dependency management, component inventory
Impact

Quantitative risk assessment is severely constrained by the absence of CVSS scores, CVSS vectors, and EPSS data. However, qualitative signals indicate moderate to significant risk: the vulnerability explicitly enables unauthorized modification of information (high technical impact on confidentiality and integrity), affects a production networking appliance deployed in enterprise indoor positioning infrastructure, and targets versions prior to 2025.Q3, suggesting a relatively recent discovery. The lack of public POC code, KEV status, and active exploitation reports suggests this is not yet widely exploited in the wild, but the complete absence of quantitative scoring metrics prevents severity comparison with other vulnerabilities. Organizations running Indoor Connect 8855 should treat this as a priority for patching based on the unauthorized modification capability and enterprise deployment context, though the actual exploitability (attack vector, privileges required, attack complexity) remains undetermined without the CVSS vector.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker with network access to the Indoor Connect 8855 administrative interface or API could craft a specially formatted input payload containing unfiltered special elements (such as shell metacharacters, SQL syntax, or command delimiters) designed to bypass input validation. This malicious input, once processed by the vulnerable filtering mechanism, could be interpreted as commands or data modification directives, allowing the attacker to alter critical configuration settings, user permissions, positioning data, or system parameters without proper authorization. The specific attack complexity and required privilege level are unknown without the CVSS vector, but the vulnerability class suggests this could be exploitable by unauthenticated or low-privileged users depending on which interfaces lack proper input sanitization.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.0% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 25, 2026

Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 prior to version 2025.Q3 contains an Improper Filtering of Special Elements vulnerability (CWE-790) that allows attackers to bypass input validation controls and achieve unauthorized modification of sensitive information. This vulnerability affects all versions of the Indoor Connect 8855 product line below the 2025.Q3 release. No CVSS score, CVSS vector, EPSS data, or active exploitation status is currently available in public sources, limiting quantitative risk assessment, though the CWE-790 classification suggests the vulnerability involves inadequate sanitization of special characters or metacharacters in user input.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 to version 2025.Q3 or later immediately. Consult Ericsson's PSIRT security bulletin at https://www.ericsson.com/en/about-us/security/psirt/CVE-2025-27260 for detailed upgrade procedures and compatibility considerations. Until patching can be completed, implement network segmentation to restrict access to Indoor Connect 8855 administrative interfaces and APIs to trusted internal networks only, disable or restrict any user-facing input mechanisms that accept special characters, and monitor configuration logs for unauthorized modification attempts. Coordinate with Ericsson support if upgrade timelines extend beyond 30 days to discuss interim mitigations specific to your deployment configuration.

Affected VersionsENISA

Indoor Connect 8855 0 <2025.Q3

Affected Packages

euvd indoor_connect_8855 fix: 2025.Q3

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability resides in Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 (identified via CPE cpe:2.3:a:ericsson:indoor_connect_8855:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*), a network-connected indoor positioning and connectivity solution used in enterprise environments. CWE-790 (Improper Filtering of Special Elements) indicates the root cause is insufficient validation or filtering of special characters, metacharacters, or control sequences before processing user-supplied data. This class of vulnerability typically occurs when input containing special elements (such as SQL metacharacters, command injection sequences, or script tags) is not adequately canonicalized or escaped before being used in a security-critical context. In the context of Indoor Connect 8855, this likely affects configuration, administrative interfaces, or API endpoints where specially crafted input can bypass intended restrictions and modify protected data.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.2 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

3
Analysis Updated
Apr 16, 2026 - 06:16 EUVD-patch-fix
executive summary
Patch available
Apr 16, 2026 - 05:29 EUVD
2025.Q3
CVE Published
Mar 25, 2026 - 12:54 nvd
HIGH 7.2

DescriptionCVE.org

Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 versions prior to 2025.Q3 contains an Improper Filtering of Special Elements vulnerability which, if exploited, can lead to unauthorized modification of certain information

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Ericsson Indoor Connect 8855 versions prior to 2025.Q3 contain an input validation bypass vulnerability that allows attackers to modify sensitive information without proper authorization. Organizations operating this indoor wireless infrastructure product face potential compromise of network configuration and data integrity, requiring immediate patching to prevent unauthorized system modifications.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

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Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.0%
Top 87% exploitable
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.0%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

36
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +36
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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