Shuffle Master Deck Mate 2 Hard-coded Credentials & Exposed Services

Summary

CVECVE-2025-34501
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-11-03 22:18:50 UTC
Updated2026-06-17 09:14:02 UTC
DescriptionDeck Mate 2 is distributed with static, hard-coded credentials for the root shell and web user interface, while multiple management services (SSH, HTTP, Telnet, SMB, X11) are enabled by default. If an attacker can reach these interfaces - most often through local or near-local access such as connecting to the USB or Ethernet ports beneath the table - the built-in credentials permit administrative login and full control of the system. Once authenticated, an attacker can access firmware utilities, modify controller software, and establish persistent compromise. Remote attack paths via network, cellular, or telemetry links may exist in specific configurations but generally require additional capabilities or operator error. The vendor reports that USB access has been disabled in current firmware builds.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

EPSS: 0.001960000 probability, percentile 0.087070000 (date 2026-10-18)

Problem Types: CWE-798 | CWE-798 CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials


VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Physical
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Sub Conf.
None
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Light Wonder Inc. SHFL Entertainment Inc. Shuffle Master Inc. Deck Mate 2 affected all known versions prior to 2025-10-23 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.ioactive.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IOActive-card-shuffler-security.pdf [email protected] www.ioactive.com
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/shuffle-master-deck-mate-2-hard-coded-credentials-... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Joseph Tartaro of IOActive (en)

CNA: Enrique Nissim of IOActive (en)

CNA: Ethan Shackelford of IOActive (en)

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