Tenda W12 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-9778 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulDB |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-09-01 12:15:32 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-04-29 01:00:01 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 0.9 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/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
Problem Types: CWE-259 | CWE-798 | CWE-798 Hard-coded Credentials | CWE-259 Use of Hard-coded Password
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 0.9 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 1.8 | LOW | CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Primary | 7 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 1.9 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 1.9 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| 3.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 1.9 | LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R |
| 2.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 0.8 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N | |
| 2.0 | CNA | DECLARED | 0.8 | AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/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
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v3.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
HighPrivileges Required
HighUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
LowIntegrity
NoneAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hardware | Tenda | W12 | - | All | All | All |
| Operating System | Tenda | W12 Firmware | 3.0.0.6\(3948\) | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 1.0.0.1(5411) | Not specified |
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 1.0.0.5(9419) | Not specified |
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 2.0.0.3(8326) | Not specified |
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 2.0.0.6(10720) | Not specified |
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 3.0.0.5(3644) | Not specified |
| CNA | Tenda | W12 | affected 3.0.0.6(3948) | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | Not Applicable |
| www.tenda.com.cn | [email protected] | www.tenda.com.cn | Product |
| vuldb.com | [email protected] | vuldb.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| vuldb.com | [email protected] | vuldb.com | Permissions Required, VDB Entry |
| vuldb.com | [email protected] | vuldb.com | Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry |
| github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | Not Applicable |
| 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: Yu Bao (VulDB User) (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2025-09-01T00:00:00.000Z | Advisory disclosed |
| CNA | 2025-09-01T02:00:00.000Z | VulDB entry created |
| CNA | 2025-09-01T07:09:55.000Z | VulDB entry last update |
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.