# CVE-2025-5124: Sony SNC-M1 Administrative Interface default credentials

> Attackers can remotely access Sony network cameras using default administrative credentials, requiring configuration changes to mitigate.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.2 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 May 2025
- **Updated:** 28 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j446-w9qw-p3q5

## What is CVE-2025-5124?

CVE-2025-5124 is a critical vulnerability in Sony SNC-CS3N, published on 24 May 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Sony SNC-M1, SNC-M3, SNC-RZ25N, SNC-RZ30N, SNC-DS10, SNC-CS3N and SNC-RX570N up to 1.30. This affects an unknown part of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The real existence of this vulnerability is still doubted at the moment. It is recommended to change the configuration settings. The vendor was contacted early about this issue. They confirmed the existence but pointed out that they "have published the 'Hardening Guide' on the Web from July 2018 to January 2025 and have thoroughly informed customers of the recommendation to change their initial passwords".

Weakness: CWE-1392 (Use of Default Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5124?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-5124?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5124 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-5124 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-5124 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-5124 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-5124 is a critical vulnerability in Sony SNC-CS3N, published on 24 May 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-2025-5124 exists.

Affected product: Sony SNC-CS3N. 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-2025-5124/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5124/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5124
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5124
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-5124

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-5124/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.