{"id":73506,"date":"2025-09-10T06:32:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-10T06:32:05","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-26T11:39:08","modified_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:39:08","slug":"cve-2025-2416-critical-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-limondesk-allows-authentication-bypass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-2416-critical-vulnerability-in-akinsoft-limondesk-allows-authentication-bypass\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-2416: Critical Vulnerability in Akinsoft LimonDesk Allows Authentication Bypass<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Cybersecurity threats are an ongoing concern for businesses worldwide, and the recent discovery of CVE-2025-2416, a critical vulnerability in Akinsoft LimonDesk, underscores this reality. This vulnerability, due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts, allows potential attackers to bypass the authentication process, leading to unauthorized system access. It is a severe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-43245-critical-downgrade-issue-affecting-multiple-macos-versions\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81778\">issue that affects<\/a> all users of Akinsoft LimonDesk, a widely used software, from version s1.02.14 before v1.02.17. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55293-high-risk-vulnerability-in-meshtastic-s-mesh-networking-solution\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81321\">vulnerability matters because it poses a risk<\/a> of system compromise or data leakage, possibly leading to significant financial loss and reputational damage for organizations.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-2416<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (8.6 CVSS Severity Score)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82898\">Potential system<\/a> compromise or data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2318640199\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p>Akinsoft LimonDesk | s1.02.14 before v1.02.17<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46414-unlimited-pin-attempts-vulnerability-in-api\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81253\">vulnerability stems from an improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts<\/a> in Akinsoft LimonDesk, which allows an attacker to bypass the authentication process. An attacker can exploit this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50901-critical-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-jeewms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82091\">vulnerability by repeatedly attempting to authenticate<\/a> with different credentials until successful, without being locked out or delayed by the system. This lack of restriction allows an attacker to potentially <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48860-exploiting-backup-archives-to-gain-remote-access-in-ctrlx-os\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81420\">gain unauthorized access<\/a> to the system, leading to potential system compromise or data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-4087174317\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>A conceptual example of how this vulnerability might be exploited is shown below:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{ &quot;username&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;, &quot;password&quot;: &quot;guess_password_here&quot; }<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker repeatedly sends POST requests to the login endpoint with different password guesses until a successful login response is received.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation strategy is to apply the vendor\u2019s patch. Akinsoft has released a patch for this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-51055-insecure-data-storage-vulnerability-in-vedo-suite-version-2024-17\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81577\">vulnerability in version<\/a> v1.02.17 of LimonDesk. Users are strongly advised to update their software to the latest version.<br \/>\nIn addition to applying the vendor\u2019s patch, users should also consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. These systems can help detect and block excessive authentication attempts, thereby preventing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7775-critical-memory-overflow-vulnerability-in-netscaler-adc-and-gateway-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83765\">potential exploitation of this vulnerability<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview Cybersecurity threats are an ongoing concern for businesses worldwide, and the recent discovery of CVE-2025-2416, a critical vulnerability in Akinsoft LimonDesk, underscores this reality. This vulnerability, due to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts, allows potential attackers to bypass the authentication process, leading to unauthorized system access. 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