CVE-2025-71279

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2026-04-01. NVD baseline CVSS 9.8; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
9.8EG
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 9.8Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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)
EG Risk
59(Track)
EG Risk 59/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity98% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability100% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
38%
KEV
Not listed

Published

April 1, 2026

Last Modified

April 1, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Sep 10, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

XenForo Passkey Security Bypass | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/xenforo-passkey-security-bypass
generic

XenForo 2.3.7 Released (Includes Security Fixes) | XenForo community

https://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.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 7× in last 7d / 27× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

Showing the most recent 100 of 208 total refreshes for this CVE.

  1. 2026-09-15 03:10 UTCEPSS rescore
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  1. 2026-08-16 09:34 UTCEG score recompute
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  48. 2026-08-06 18:10 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 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 62.0% of all scored CVEs.
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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