CVE-2025-56565 Hardcoded credentials in n/a
Attackers with physical access can extract cleartext credentials from SPI flash, leading to device compromise and unauthorized access to dependent services.
- 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-2025-56565?
CVE-2025-56565 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 16 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
DD-WRT firmware, as deployed on TP-Link TL-WR740N v1 through v4 hardware, stores sensitive authentication credentials in cleartext within non-volatile memory. The exposed material includes SSH private keys, dynamic DNS passwords, email notification credentials and administrative passwords. An attacker with physical access to the device can extract these credentials from an SPI flash dump, leading to device compromise, infiltration of the connected network and unauthorised access to dependent third-party services.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-56565?
How do I fix CVE-2025-56565?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-56565 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-56565 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-56565 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-79qv-jff4-4jp5.