CVE-2025-69428
Published: 27 April 2026
Summary
CVE-2025-69428 is a high-severity Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties (CWE-552) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 7.5 (High).
Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190); ranked at the 17.7th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
The strongest mitigations our analysis identified are NIST 800-53 AC-3 (Access Enforcement) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation).
Threat & Defense at a Glance
Threat & Defense Details
Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5)AI
Directly requires identification, reporting, and correction of the specific software flaw in Pro-Bit prior to v1.77.4 that exposes sensitive directories to unauthenticated attackers.
Enforces approved authorizations for access to system resources, preventing unauthenticated external access to the sensitive directory and subdirectories.
Mandates secure configuration settings for system components to restrict exposure of sensitive directories accessible over the network.
MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise TechniquesAI
Why these techniques?
Direct unauthenticated network access to sensitive directories enables exploitation of public-facing apps (T1190) and subsequent local data collection (T1005).
NVD Description
An issue in Pro-Bit before v1.77.4 allows unauthenticated attackers to directly access sensitive directory and its subdirectories.
Deeper analysisAI
CVE-2025-69428 is a vulnerability in Pro-Bit versions prior to v1.77.4 that enables unauthenticated attackers to directly access a sensitive directory and its subdirectories. Classified under CWE-552 (Files or Directories Accessible to External Parties), it carries a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N), indicating high confidentiality impact with network accessibility, low attack complexity, and no privileges required.
Attackers with network access can exploit this issue without authentication by directly targeting the exposed directory paths, potentially extracting sensitive data such as configuration files, user information, or other proprietary content stored within the directory and its subdirectories. The vulnerability does not allow modification of data or denial of service but provides significant unauthorized information disclosure.
Mitigation details, including patches and advisories, are available in the referenced GitHub repository at https://github.com/jasetpen/CVE-2025-69428. Security practitioners should upgrade to Pro-Bit v1.77.4 or later to address the issue.
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