---
id: CVE-2025-6979
title: Captive Portal can allow authentication bypass
summary: Captive Portal can allow authentication bypass
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-287
published: '2025-10-23'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T11:10:00.250'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6979'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://https://www.arista.com/en/support/advisories-notices/security-advisory/22535-security-advisory-0123
    label: psirt@arista.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.0053
epssPercentile: 0.42996
ingestedAt: '2026-10-08T11:31:27.562Z'
---

## Overview

Captive Portal can allow authentication bypass

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.