CVE-2025-2416: Akinsoft LimonDesk authentication bypass via excessive login attempts

CVE-2025-2416 · Severity: high · CVSS 8.6 · Published 2025-09-03

Akinsoft LimonDesk, a customer support and help desk software, contains a security flaw that fails to limit the number of login attempts. This allows an attacker to repeatedly guess passwords until they gain unauthorized access to the system. Successful exploitation could lead to the exposure of sensitive customer data and unauthorized control over support operations.

Technologies: AKINSOFT LimonDesk. Vendors: AKINSOFT.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2025-2416 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2025-2416 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2025-2416?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 8.6, published 3 September 2025.
Which products and versions are affected?
AKINSOFT LimonDesk from s1.02.14 before v1.02.17.
Is there a fix for CVE-2025-2416?
No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2025-2416 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2025-2416?
Check whether you run AKINSOFT LimonDesk at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

The vulnerability is classified as CWE-307 (Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts) within the Akinsoft LimonDesk application. The software fails to implement adequate rate-limiting or account lockout mechanisms on its authentication interface. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can exploit this by performing brute-force or credential stuffing attacks to bypass authentication. This issue affects versions starting from s1.02.14 and was addressed in version v1.02.17.

Affected products

  • Akinsoft LimonDesk from s1.02.14 before v1.02.17

Timeline

  • 2025-09-03: advisory: Initial publication of the vulnerability details.
  • 2025-09-03: disclosed: Vulnerability disclosed by the Computer Emergency Response Team of the Republic of Turkey.

References

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