Critical severity · published Jun 12, 2025
CVE-2025-49195
The FTP server’s login mechanism does not restrict authentication attempts, allowing an attacker to brute-force user passwords and potentially compromising the FTP server
9.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
The FTP server’s login mechanism does not restrict authentication attempts, allowing an attacker to brute-force user passwords and potentially compromising the FTP server.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 44% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
MS
Media Server · Sick
All versions, or not specified · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-49195
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-49195
Broken Link
https://cdn.sick.com/media/docs/1/11/411/Special_information_CYBERSECURITY_BY_SICK_en_IM0084411.PDF
Vendor Advisory
https://sick.com/psirt
US Government Resource
https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices
Not Applicable
https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1
Vendor Advisory
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.json
Vendor Advisory
https://www.sick.com/.well-known/csaf/white/2025/sca-2025-0007.pdf
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