Authenticated root code execution via Python plugin upload
Published Feb 11, 2025 · Updated Nov 3, 2025
Unrestricted file upload in the Wattsense Bridge Plugin Manager before 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to obtain root access. The Plugin Manager accepts an attacker-supplied Python plugin and executes its initialization code with root privileges on the device. A valid account for the Wattsense web interface is required, after which arbitrary commands run as root and can fully control the gateway.
Summary
What happened
Unrestricted file upload in the Wattsense Bridge Plugin Manager before 6.1.0 allows remote authenticated users to obtain root access. The Plugin Manager accepts an attacker-supplied Python plugin and executes its initialization code with root privileges on the device. A valid account for the Wattsense web interface is required, after which arbitrary commands run as root and can fully control the gateway.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-26411
- Published
- Feb 11, 2025
- Updated
- Nov 3, 2025
- Vendor
- Wattsense
- Product
- Wattsense Bridge
- Classifications
- CWE-434, T1059.006
- Attack vector
- network
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 11, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Nov 3, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=0 <6.1.0
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Weakness, pattern, technique
Public exploit references
- SEC Consult Wattsense Bridge Python plugin proof of conceptfunctional · demonstrated
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