CVE-2025-54464 Cleartext Storage Vulnerability in ZKTeco WL20
Attackers with physical access can extract unencrypted admin and user credentials from ZKTeco WL20 firmware, leading to unauthorized access.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-54464?
CVE-2025-54464 is a high-severity vulnerability in ZKTeco Co WL20 Biometric Attendance System, published on 13 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This vulnerability exists in ZKTeco WL20 due to storage of admin and user credentials without encryption in the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the firmware and reverse engineer the binary data to access the unencrypted credentials stored in the firmware of targeted device.
Weakness: CWE-312
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-54464?
How do I fix CVE-2025-54464?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-54464 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-54464 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-54464 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3hxw-4626-cm6f.