Cudy LT500E Web shadow hard-coded password

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-9725
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulDB
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-08-31 10:15:34 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC
DescriptionA vulnerability was identified in Cudy LT500E up to 2.3.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file /squashfs-root/etc/shadow of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The attack must be carried out locally. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: "[T]he firmware does store a default password of 'admin'. This password has been deprecated since LT500E firmware version 2.3.13 and is no longer used. The LT500E does not have an administrator password set by default; a new password (at least 8 characters ) must be manually created upon first login the web management page."

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 1.1 LOW from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/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

Problem Types: CWE-255 | CWE-259 | CWE-798 | CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password | CWE-255 Credentials Management

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary1.1LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C...
4.0CNADECLARED2LOWCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
3.1[email protected]Primary8.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1[email protected]Secondary2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
3.1CNADECLARED2.5LOWCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
3.0CNADECLARED2.5LOWCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C
2.0[email protected]Secondary1AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
2.0CNADECLARED1AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

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

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/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

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Cudy Lt500e - All All All
Operating System Cudy Lt500e Firmware All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.0 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.1 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.2 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.3 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.4 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.5 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.6 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.7 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.8 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.9 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.10 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.11 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E affected 2.3.12 Not specified
CNA Cudy LT500E unaffected 2.3.13 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/CUDY/LT500E-R42-2.3.13.md 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/CUDY/LT500E-R42-2.3.13.md 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 github.com Exploit, Third Party Advisory
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Permissions Required, VDB Entry
vuldb.com [email protected] vuldb.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
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: lxyilu (VulDB User) (en)

Additional Advisory Data

SourceTimeEvent
CNA2025-08-30T00:00:00.000ZAdvisory disclosed
CNA2025-08-30T02:00:00.000ZVulDB entry created
CNA2025-08-30T15:45:07.000ZVulDB entry last update
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