CVE-2025-3461
Quantenna Wi-Fi Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Description
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 ( CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) . This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset.
INFO
Published Date :
June 8, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
June 8, 2025, 9:15 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.2
Exploitability Score :
3.9
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2025-3461
vulnerability.
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-3461.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://community.onsemi.com/s/article/QCS-Quantenna-Wi-Fi-product-support-and-security-best-practices | |
| https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-3461/ |
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Jun. 08, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 ( CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3-1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N) . This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset. Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-306 Added Reference https://community.onsemi.com/s/article/QCS-Quantenna-Wi-Fi-product-support-and-security-best-practices Added Reference https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-3461/
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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