CVE-2025-71279

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 12.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 1, 2026

Last Modified

April 1, 2026

References (2)

disclosure@vulncheckhttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-passkey-security-bypass
disclosure@vulncheckhttps://xenforo.com/community/threads/xenforo-2-3-7-released-includes-security-fixes.232121/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-287Improper Authentication

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 8× in last 7d / 8× in last 30d)

Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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2026-05-29 13:46 UTCEG score recompute
2026-05-29 13:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2025-71279?

CVE-2025-71279 is a critical vulnerability published on April 1, 2026. XenForo before 2.3.7 contains a security issue affecting Passkeys that have been added to user accounts. An attacker may be able to compromise the security of Passkey-based authentication.

When was CVE-2025-71279 disclosed?

CVE-2025-71279 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 1, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2025-71279 actively exploited?

CVE-2025-71279 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 12.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-71279?

CVE-2025-71279 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2025-71279?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2025-71279, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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