CVE-2025-7072 Hardcoded credentials in KAON CG3000T/CG3000CT routers
Unauthenticated remote attackers can use hardcoded root credentials to execute commands on KAON CG3000T/CG3000TC routers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-7072?
CVE-2025-7072 is a critical vulnerability in KAON CG3000T, published on 9 Jan 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The firmware in KAON CG3000TC and CG3000T routers contains hard-coded credentials in clear text (shared across all routers of this model) that an unauthenticated remote attacker could use to execute commands with root privileges. This vulnerability has been fixed in firmware version: 1.00.67 for CG3000TC and 1.00.27 for CG3000T.
Weakness: CWE-798
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7072?
How do I fix CVE-2025-7072?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-7072 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-7072 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c223-65f8-3p5p.