CVE-2025-71149: Rejected CVE ID - Withdrawn Vulnerability

CVE-2025-71149 Overview

CVE-2025-71149 has been rejected or withdrawn by its CVE Numbering Authority (CNA). The identifier no longer represents a valid vulnerability record in the National Vulnerability Database (NVD). Rejected CVE entries typically result from duplicate assignments, identifiers reserved for vulnerabilities that were never confirmed, or records consolidated under a different CVE ID.

No affected products, severity rating, CVSS score, or technical details are associated with this identifier. Security teams referencing CVE-2025-71149 in vulnerability management workflows should remove or remap the entry to avoid tracking inaccuracies.

Critical Impact
No security impact exists. This CVE ID has been formally withdrawn and carries no associated vulnerability data, affected products, or remediation requirements.

Affected Products

None — no products are associated with this rejected CVE identifier
No vendor advisories have been issued for this entry
No CPE (Common Platform Enumeration) entries are recorded

Discovery Timeline

2026-01-23 - CVE-2025-71149 published to NVD
2026-05-02 - Last updated in NVD database with rejected status

Technical Details for CVE-2025-71149

Vulnerability Analysis

No technical analysis is available. The CVE Numbering Authority responsible for this identifier withdrew the record before any vulnerability details were finalized. Rejected CVEs are removed from active tracking and should not be treated as valid security findings.

CVE rejections occur for several documented reasons. The most common is duplication, where a researcher or vendor reserved multiple identifiers for the same underlying issue and only one ID is retained. Other rejections stem from reports that could not be reproduced, identifiers reserved for issues that were later determined not to be vulnerabilities, or administrative consolidation by the CNA.

Root Cause

No root cause exists because no vulnerability has been confirmed under this identifier. The NVD entry contains only the rejection notice from the CNA.

Attack Vector

No attack vector applies. Without confirmed affected software, there is no exploitation path to analyze. Any scanner output, threat feed, or report referencing CVE-2025-71149 as actionable should be treated as stale data requiring cleanup.

For authoritative status, consult the NVD entry for CVE-2025-71149 and the MITRE CVE record.

Detection Methods for CVE-2025-71149

Indicators of Compromise

No indicators of compromise are associated with this rejected CVE
No malware signatures, network artifacts, or host-based indicators apply
Threat intelligence feeds referencing this ID should be reviewed for accuracy

Detection Strategies

Audit vulnerability management platforms for references to CVE-2025-71149 and mark them as rejected
Cross-check security information and event management (SIEM) correlation rules to remove obsolete references
Validate that automated ticketing or risk scoring workflows do not flag this ID as active

Monitoring Recommendations

Subscribe to NVD data feed updates to receive rejection notices in near real-time
Periodically reconcile internal CVE tracking against the authoritative MITRE CVE List
Document rejected CVEs in internal knowledge bases to prevent repeated investigation

How to Mitigate CVE-2025-71149

Immediate Actions Required

Remove CVE-2025-71149 from active vulnerability backlogs and remediation queues
Update any internal documentation, dashboards, or compliance reports referencing this ID
Notify downstream consumers of vulnerability data that the identifier is no longer valid

Patch Information

No patch is required. No vendor has issued an advisory or fix because no vulnerability is associated with this identifier. If a security scanner reports CVE-2025-71149 as a finding, treat the result as a false positive and update scanner signatures.

Workarounds

No workarounds are applicable since no vulnerability exists under this identifier
Confirm the rejection status directly with the NVD CVE-2025-71149 record before closing related tickets
If a related vulnerability is suspected, search the NVD and MITRE databases for an alternate active CVE ID covering the same issue

bash

# Example: query the NVD API to confirm rejection status
curl -s "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?cveId=CVE-2025-71149" \
  | jq '.vulnerabilities[0].cve.vulnStatus'