10.0
HIGH CVSS 2.0
CVE-2025-8730
Belkin Web Interface Hard-Coded Credentials Remote Vulnerability
Description

A vulnerability was found in Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 2.00.04/2.00.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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Published Date :

Aug. 8, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 8, 2025, 8:30 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8730 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
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 2.0 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 CRITICAL [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Change default hard-coded credentials to strong, unique ones to prevent unauthorized access.
  • Change all hard-coded credentials immediately.
  • Implement secure credential management practices.
  • Apply vendor security updates when available.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-8730 has a 2 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-8730 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-8730 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Exploit demonstrating an authentication bypass vulnerability in the web interface of Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 routers.

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Updated: 2 weeks, 6 days ago
2 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Aug. 8, 2025, 9:12 p.m. This repo has been linked 1 different CVEs too.

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security cve exploit poc vulnerability

Updated: 2 days, 7 hours ago
7238 stars 1202 fork 1202 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 800 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-8730 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-8730 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.

  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Aug. 08, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A vulnerability was found in Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 2.00.04/2.00.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CWE CWE-798
    Added CWE CWE-259
    Added Reference https://github.com/Nicholas-wei/bug-discovery/blob/main/belkin/F9K1009_WW_2.00.09/belkin%20F9K1009_WW_2.00.09_hardcoded_credential.pdf
    Added Reference https://github.com/Nicholas-wei/bug-discovery/blob/main/belkin/F9K1010_WW_2.00.04/belkin_F9K1010_WW_2.00.04_hardcoded_credential.pdf
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319226
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.319226
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621747
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621748
    Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.621760
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: 8.9
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Attack Requirements
Privileges Required
User Interaction
VS Confidentiality
VS Integrity
VS Availability
SS Confidentiality
SS Integrity
SS Availability
Base CVSS Score: 9.8
Attack Vector
Attack Complexity
Privileges Required
User Interaction
Scope
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact
Base CVSS Score: 10
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality Impact
Integrity Impact
Availability Impact