CVE-2025-9778 Tenda W12 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials
Hard-coded credentials in the administrative interface allow local attackers to gain privileged access to the Tenda W12 router.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-9778?
CVE-2025-9778 is a low-severity vulnerability in Tenda W12, published on 1 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda W12 up to 3.0.0.6(3948). Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-9778?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenda W12 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2025-9778?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-9778 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-9778 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-9778 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenda W12
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pqv8-r6wh-f24x.