CVE-2025-9725 Cudy LT500E Web shadow hard-coded password
Local attackers can exploit a hard-coded default password in the web interface to gain administrative access to the Cudy LT500E router.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9725?
CVE-2025-9725 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cudy LT500E, published on 31 Aug 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability was identified in Cudy LT500E up to 2.3.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file /squashfs-root/etc/shadow of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The attack must be carried out locally. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: "[T]he firmware does store a default password of 'admin'. This password has been deprecated since LT500E firmware version 2.3.13 and is no longer used. The LT500E does not have an administrator password set by default; a new password (at least 8 characters ) must be manually created upon first login the web management page."
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9725?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Cudy Lt500e Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9725?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9725 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9725 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9725 exists.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-whjv-65hm-x47g.