{"id":4246,"date":"2025-07-24T20:52:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T20:52:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/securitybriefing.net\/biz-data\/cisa-warns-of-critical-auth-bypass-in-network-thermostat-x-series\/"},"modified":"2026-07-23T16:58:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T16:58:54","slug":"cisa-warns-of-critical-auth-bypass-in-network-thermostat-x-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/securitybriefing.net\/vi\/canh-bao-an-ninh-mang\/cisa-warns-of-critical-auth-bypass-in-network-thermostat-x-series\/","title":{"rendered":"CISA C\u1ea3nh B\u00e1o V\u1ec1 L\u1ed7 H\u1ed5ng B\u1ecf Qua X\u00e1c Th\u1ef1c Nghi\u00eam Tr\u1ecdng Trong Network Thermostat X-Series"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>CISA published advisory <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cisa.gov\/news-events\/ics-advisories\/icsa-25-205-02\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ICSA-25-205-02<\/a> on July 24, 2025, warning of a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in Network Thermostat&#8217;s X-Series WiFi thermostats &mdash; devices used widely in commercial facilities across North America. The flaw, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nvd.nist.gov\/vuln\/detail\/CVE-2025-6260\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">CVE-2025-6260<\/a><\/strong>, carries a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 and is a case of missing authentication for a critical function.<\/p>\n<h2>Full control without a password<\/h2>\n<p>The problem lies in the thermostat&#8217;s embedded web server, which allows unauthenticated access. By manipulating specific elements of the web interface, an attacker can <strong>reset user credentials<\/strong> and gain direct access to the embedded server &mdash; effectively taking full administrative control of the device. No credentials and no user interaction are required.<\/p>\n<h2>Why the exposure is serious<\/h2>\n<p>An attacker on the same local network can reach these devices directly, and any unit sitting behind a router with <strong>port forwarding<\/strong> configured can be attacked straight from the internet. Building-automation gear like this is frequently left internet-exposed, which turns a single unpatched thermostat into a foothold on an operational network.<\/p>\n<h2>Fixed versions and mitigations<\/h2>\n<p>CISA lists several affected firmware ranges &mdash; v4.5 up to v4.6, v9.6 up to v9.46, v10.1 up to v10.29, and v11.1 up to v11.5 &mdash; with the fix being an update to at least v4.6, v9.46, v10.29, or v11.5 respectively. The vendor reports the update was pushed automatically to reachable online units, but operators should verify the running firmware on every device rather than assume coverage. As always, keep control devices off the public internet, behind firewalls, isolated from business networks, and disable port forwarding to the thermostat.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CISA published advisory ICSA-25-205-02 on July 24, 2025, warning of a critical authentication-bypass vulnerability in Network Thermostat&#8217;s X-Series WiFi thermostats &mdash; devices used widely in commercial facilities across North America.&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/securitybriefing.net\/vi\/canh-bao-an-ninh-mang\/cisa-warns-of-critical-auth-bypass-in-network-thermostat-x-series\/\">Ti\u1ebfp t\u1ee5c \u0111\u1ecdc <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">CISA C\u1ea3nh B\u00e1o V\u1ec1 L\u1ed7 H\u1ed5ng B\u1ecf Qua X\u00e1c Th\u1ef1c Nghi\u00eam Tr\u1ecdng Trong Network Thermostat X-Series<\/span><\/a><\/p>","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":4244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[40],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4246","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cyber-alerts","entry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>CISA Warns of Critical Auth Bypass in Network Thermostat<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CISA advisory ICSA-25-205-02 flags a critical authentication bypass (CVE-2025-6260, CVSS 9.8) in Network Thermostat X-Series WiFi thermostats.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"vi_VN\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"CISA Warns of Critical Auth Bypass 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