CVE-2025-48416
OpenSSH Root Login Hard-Coded Credential Disclosure
Description
An OpenSSH daemon listens on TCP port 22. There is a hard-coded entry in the "/etc/shadow" file in the firmware image for the "root" user. However, in the default SSH configuration the "PermitRootLogin" is disabled, preventing the root user from logging in via SSH. This configuration can be bypassed/changed by an attacker through multiple paths though.
INFO
Published Date :
May 21, 2025, 1:16 p.m.
Last Modified :
May 21, 2025, 8:24 p.m.
Source :
551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
Exploitability Score :
Affected Products
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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
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CVE-2025-48416.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://r.sec-consult.com/echarge |
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New CVE Received by 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf
May. 21, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description An OpenSSH daemon listens on TCP port 22. There is a hard-coded entry in the "/etc/shadow" file in the firmware image for the "root" user. However, in the default SSH configuration the "PermitRootLogin" is disabled, preventing the root user from logging in via SSH. This configuration can be bypassed/changed by an attacker through multiple paths though. Added CWE CWE-912 Added Reference https://r.sec-consult.com/echarge
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