CVE-2025-9778
Tenda W12 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda W12 up to 3.0.0.6(3948). Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 1, 2025, 12:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 4, 2025, 4:19 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 2.0 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | LOW | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | LOW | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update the device firmware to the latest available version.
- Change all default credentials immediately.
- Review access control configurations.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2025-9778.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md | Not Applicable |
| https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce | Not Applicable |
| https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322080 | Permissions Required VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?id.322080 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://vuldb.com/?submit.640969 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.tenda.com.cn/ | Product |
| https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md | Not Applicable |
| https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce | Not Applicable |
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-9778 is
associated with the following CWEs:
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approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-9778
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).
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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.
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Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 04, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-798 Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:tenda:w12_firmware:3.0.0.6(3948):*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:tenda:w12:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322080 Types: Permissions Required, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?id.322080 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://vuldb.com/?submit.640969 Types: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Added Reference Type VulDB: https://www.tenda.com.cn/ Types: Product Added Reference Type VulDB: https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce Types: Not Applicable Added Reference Type CISA-ADP: https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md Types: Not Applicable -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 02, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md Added Reference https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 01, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda W12 up to 3.0.0.6(3948). Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/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:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CWE CWE-798 Added CWE CWE-259 Added Reference https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md Added Reference https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md#steps-to-reproduce Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322080 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?id.322080 Added Reference https://vuldb.com/?submit.640969 Added Reference https://www.tenda.com.cn/