# CVE-2025-7503: Hardcoded credentials in V380 IP Camera / AppFHE1 V1.0.6.0

> Attackers can gain root shell access via undocumented default Telnet credentials on OEM IP cameras, enabling remote code execution and privilege escalation.

- **Severity:** Critical 10.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/U:Red`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2025
- **Updated:** 11 Jul 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8jgw-f9pj-qfw2

## What is CVE-2025-7503?

CVE-2025-7503 is a critical vulnerability in Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD V380 IP Camera / AppFHE1_V1.0.6.0, published on 11 Jul 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An OEM IP camera manufactured by Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD exposes a Telnet service (port 23) with undocumented, default credentials. The Telnet service is enabled by default and is not disclosed or configurable via the device’s web interface or user manual. An attacker with network access can authenticate using default credentials and gain root-level shell access to the device. The affected firmware version is AppFHE1_V1.0.6.0 (Kernel: KerFHE1_PTZ_WIFI_V3.1.1, Hardware: HwFHE1_WF6_PTZ_WIFI_20201218). No official fix or firmware update is available, and the vendor could not be contacted. This vulnerability allows for remote code execution and privilege escalation.

Weakness: CWE-798 (Use of Hard-coded Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-7503?


## How do I fix CVE-2025-7503?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-7503 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-7503 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-7503 exists.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-7503 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-7503 is a critical vulnerability in Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD V380 IP Camera / AppFHE1_V1.0.6.0, published on 11 Jul 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-2025-7503 exists.

Affected product: Shenzhen Liandian Communication Technology LTD V380 IP Camera / AppFHE1_V1.0.6.0. 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-2025-7503/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7503/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-7503
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-7503
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-7503

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-7503/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.