# CVE-2025-43980: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Attackers can gain root access via default SSH credentials on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices, as the account cannot be disabled through the GUI.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Aug 2025
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25mg-44x8-hvmp

## What is CVE-2025-43980?

CVE-2025-43980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An issue was discovered on FIRSTNUM JC21A-04 devices through 2.01ME/FN. They enable the SSH service by default with the credentials of root/admin. The GUI doesn't offer a way to disable the account.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-43980?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-43980?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-43980 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-43980 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-43980 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-43980 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Aug 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-43980 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. 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-2025-43980/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43980/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-43980
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-43980
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-43980

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-43980/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.