# CVE-2019-25241: FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access

> Attackers can use hard-coded SSH credentials and insecure sudoers to gain root access on FaceSentry access control systems.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Dec 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Jul 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-p8qm-v86v-r6gq

## What is CVE-2019-25241?

CVE-2019-25241 is a critical vulnerability in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-25241?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Iwt Facesentry Access Control System Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-25241?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-25241 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-25241 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25241 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System

- [CVE-2019-25278](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25278/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-21999](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-21999/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-25243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25243/): FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2019-25279](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25279/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2019-25277](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25277/): FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php (medium 5.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-25241 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-25241 is a critical vulnerability in iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System, published on 24 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-25241 exists.

Affected product: iWT Ltd. FaceSentry Access Control System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25241/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25241/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-25241
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-25241
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-25241

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-25241/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.