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CVE-2025-9778


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 1.9, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, for affected systems. Impacting 2 products from tenda, from tenda organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2025, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2025-09-01T12:15:32.180

Last Modified

2025-09-04T16:19:21.700

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 1.9 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:H/Au:M/C:P/I:N/A:N

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: HIGH
  • Authentication: MULTIPLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: NONE
  • Availability Impact: NONE
Exploitability Score

1.2

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-259
    CWE-798
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-798

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System tenda w12_firmware 3.0.0.6\(3948\) Yes
Hardware tenda w12 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For tenda's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.