Is this vulnerability remotely exploitable?

Yes. If the Aptsys POS Platform Web Services module is reachable over the network (for example, via the internet or a partner network), an attacker can access the exposed testing tools without any prior authentication, making remote exploitation feasible.

What level of access does an attacker need?

Only network reachability to the affected web service host is needed. No credentials, session tokens, or prior foothold are required because the testing tools do not enforce authentication or authorization.

What is the safest general fix pattern for this issue?

The most robust fix is to completely remove or disable the internal API testing panels from production deployments and ensure that all critical backend operations require both authentication and appropriate authorization checks. Where such tools must exist, they should be tightly access-controlled and restricted to trusted networks.

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

Missing Authentication for Internal API Testing Tools (CWE-306) in Aptsys POS Platform Web Services

CVE-2025-52024

Published:

Jan 23, 2026

Status:

Analyzed

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

NDV

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CRITICAL RISK

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Account Takeover / Loss of Account Control

February 17, 2026

CWE-77;CWE-78

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

Remote Code Execution on the Server Host

February 17, 2026

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Missing Authentication / Access Control

CWE:

CWE-306;CWE-425;CWE-862

Impact:

Unauthorized Execution of Critical Backend Operations and Data Exposure

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

Vulnerability Type

Category:

Missing Authentication / Access Control

CWE:

CWE-306;CWE-425;CWE-862

Impact:

Unauthorized Execution of Critical Backend Operations and Data Exposure

Severity:

CRITICAL RISK

(9.4)

CVSS Version:

3.1

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Missing Authentication for Internal API Testing Tools (CWE-306) in Aptsys POS Platform Web Services

Summary

Affected Context

Exploit Preconditions

Why This Happens

Potential Impact

General Mitigation Guidance

How Teams Detect Issues Like This

Frequently Asked Questions

Source

Recent Vulnerabilities

CRITICAL RISK

CRITICAL

(9.8)

Missing Authentication for Forgot-Password Email Change API (CWE-306)

HIGH RISK

HIGH

(7.3)

OS Command Injection (CWE-78) in node-sonos-http-api TTS Provider for macOS

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