Onos
CVE-2025-29312
CRITICAL
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Always-incorrect control flow
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| Impact | CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.15%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the critical-severity affected system. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
An issue in onos v2.7.0 allows attackers to trigger unexpected behavior within a device connected to a legacy switch via changing the link type from indirect to direct. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.1), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
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.
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This vulnerability is classified under CWE-670. An issue in onos v2.7.0 allows attackers to trigger unexpected behavior within a device connected to a legacy switch via changing the link type from indirect to direct. Affected products include: Opennetworking Onos.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
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2DescriptionCVE.org
An issue in onos v2.7.0 allows attackers to trigger unexpected behavior within a device connected to a legacy switch via changing the link type from indirect to direct.
Executive ViewAI
Organizations using onos face critical risk from CVE-2025-29312 rated CVSS 9.1. Successful exploitation could critically impact the confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates immediately when available and implement compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
ONOS ONOS controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in onos\drivers\utili
ONOS ONOS Controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in. Rated critical se
ONOS ONOS Controller version 1.13.1 and earlier contains a Denial of Service (Service crash) vulnerability in OVSDB comp
Linux foundation ONOS 1.9.0 is vulnerable to unauthenticated upload of applications (.oar) resulting in remote code exec
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation ONOS from version v1.9.0 to v2.7.0 allows attac
A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Open Networking Foundation ONOS from version v1.9.0 to v2.7.0 allows attac
An issue in Open Network Foundation ONOS v2.7.0 allows attackers to create fake IP/MAC addresses and potentially execute
In ONOS 1.15.0, apps/yang/web/src/main/java/org/onosproject/yang/web/YangWebResource.java mishandles backquote character
Open Networking Foundation (ONF) ONOS version 1.13.2 and earlier version contains a Directory Traversal vulnerability in
ONOS before 1.5.0 when using the ifwd app allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (NULL pointer dereference
Linux foundation ONOS 1.9.0 is vulnerable to a DoS. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely explo
ONOS versions 1.8.0, 1.9.0, and 1.10.0 do not restrict the amount of memory allocated. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), t
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