CVE-2025-10221 Hardcoded Password Exposure in AxxonNet (C-WerkNet) ARP Agent Logs

Medium 6.7 Published Updated

Local attackers can read plaintext credentials from TRACE log files in AxxonSoft video surveillance software, exposing sensitive authentication data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2025-10221?

CVE-2025-10221 is a medium-severity vulnerability in AxxonSoft AxxonNet ARP Agent C-WerkNet, published on 10 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File (CWE-532) in the ARP Agent component in AxxonSoft Axxon One / AxxonNet / C-WerkNet 2.0.4 and earlier on Windows platforms allows a local attacker to obtain plaintext credentials via reading TRACE log files containing serialized JSON with passwords.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10221?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Axxonsoft Axxon One.

How do I fix CVE-2025-10221?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10221 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-10221 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10221 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3q48-cqgx-wj5v.

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