CVE-2025-5484 SinoTrack GPS Receiver Weak Authentication
Attackers can access GPS tracking devices using well-known default credentials and predictable usernames, leading to unauthorized control and data exposure.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-5484?
CVE-2025-5484 is a high-severity vulnerability in SinoTrack IOT PC Platform, published on 12 Jun 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A username and password are required to authenticate to the central SinoTrack device management interface. The username for all devices is an identifier printed on the receiver. The default password is well-known and common to all devices. Modification of the default password is not enforced during device setup. A malicious actor can retrieve device identifiers with either physical access or by capturing identifiers from pictures of the devices posted on publicly accessible websites such as eBay.
Weakness: CWE-1390
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-5484?
How do I fix CVE-2025-5484?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-5484 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-5484 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-5484 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hxx-vm7q-2fjx.