9.8
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVE-2025-25737
Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs) Unprotected BIOS Authentication
Description

Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs) v3.2.0.829.23, v3.8.0.1119.42, and v4.6.0.1211.28 were discovered to lack secure password requirements for its BIOS Supervisor and User accounts, allowing attackers to bypass authentication via a bruteforce attack.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 26, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 29, 2025, 4:22 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-25737 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Solution
Enhance BIOS password security to prevent unauthorized access and brute-force attacks.
  • Implement strong password policies for BIOS accounts.
  • Enable BIOS password lockout after failed attempts.
  • Update BIOS to the latest secure version.
  • Change default BIOS passwords immediately.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-25737 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Aug. 27, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-521
    Added Reference https://phrack.org/issues/72/16_md
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 26, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 & RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs) v3.2.0.829.23, v3.8.0.1119.42, and v4.6.0.1211.28 were discovered to lack secure password requirements for its BIOS Supervisor and User accounts, allowing attackers to bypass authentication via a bruteforce attack.
    Added Reference https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/521.html
    Added Reference https://phrack.org/issues/72/16_md
    Added Reference https://www.kapsch.net/_Resources/Persistent/3d251a8445e0bf50093903ad70b3dbed34dec7e7/KTC-CVS_RIS-9260_DataSheet.pdf
    Added Reference https://www.kapsch.net/_Resources/Persistent/55fb8d0fb279262809eac88d457894db1b3efcd5/Kapsch_RIS-9160_Datasheet_EN.pdf
    Added Reference https://www.kapsch.net/en
    Added Reference https://www.kapsch.net/en/press/releases/ktc-20200813-pr-en
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
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