CVE-2025-26689
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HCVSS and EPSS are reproduced from their sources (NVD, FIRST EPSS). Risk Priority is our own derived reading, not an NVD score.
Summary
CVE-2025-26689 is a critical-severity Forced Browsing (CWE-425) vulnerability in Jvn (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked in the top 36% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to AC-24 (Access Control Decisions) and AC-3 (Access Enforcement) — see the control section below for these in your framework.
Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary
Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.
CVE-2025-26689 is a forced browsing vulnerability (CWE-425) affecting all versions of CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001). The flaw permits remote attackers to submit crafted HTTP requests that bypass access controls, resulting in unauthorized retrieval or deletion of product data and modification of device settings. It carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low complexity, and no required privileges or user interaction.
Unauthenticated attackers with network access can exploit the issue to read, alter, or destroy data and configuration on the affected device. Because the product is an industrial monitoring camera used on production lines, successful exploitation could enable surveillance, disruption of recording functions, or tampering with operational settings without authentication.
Public advisories from JVN, CISA (ICSA-25-084-04), the vendor Inaba, and Nozomi Networks direct users to the vendor-supplied PDF for remediation guidance and note that the vulnerabilities remain unpatched in some deployments. The associated EPSS score has remained low, with a current value of 0.0137 and a peak of 0.0189.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-8847
Vulnerability Data
Direct request ('Forced Browsing') issue exists in CHOCO TEI WATCHER mini (IB-MCT001) all versions. If a remote attacker sends a specially crafted HTTP request to the product, the product data may be obtained or deleted, and/or the product settings may…
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Mitigating Controls
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI
AC-3 directly requires enforcement of authorizations for access to resources such as URLs, scripts, and files, structurally preventing forced browsing.
AC-24 requires that access-control decisions be applied to every request, addressing the missing enforcement on restricted URLs.
AC-6 requires restricting authorizations to the minimum needed, reducing the set of resources that must be protected against direct requests.
Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI
Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.
Security testing can detect forced-browsing flaws, but the control itself does not prevent them in production.
Information access restriction implements the technical enforcement that directly blocks unauthorized direct requests.
Access control policy directly requires authorization checks on all resources, preventing forced browsing.
Managing access rights ensures every URL/script/file is explicitly authorized, mitigating direct request attacks.
Privileged access rights control enforces least-privilege checks on restricted endpoints.
Secure SDLC can include authorization design, yet the control itself does not guarantee runtime enforcement.