Medium severity · published Jan 7, 2026
CVE-2025-0980
JSON RPC authentication bypass in Nokia SR Linux
6.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Nokia SR Linux is vulnerable to an authentication vulnerability allowing unauthorized access to the JSON-RPC service. When exploited, an invalid validation allows JSON RPC access without providing valid authentication credentials.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 5% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SL
SR Linux · Nokia
<23.10.6; <24.10.2 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-0980
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-0980
www.nokia.com
https://www.nokia.com/we-are-nokia/security/product-security-advisory/CVE-2025-0980/
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