What is CVE-2025-53842?

CVE-2025-53842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zexelon Co., Ltd. Zwx-2000cs2-Hn, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-07-16.

How severe is CVE-2025-53842?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Zexelon Co., Ltd. Zwx-2000cs2-Hn

CVE-2025-53842

Use of hard-coded credentials issue exists in ZWX-2000CSW2-HN prior to 0.3.19 and ZWX-2000CS2-HN firmware all versions. If this vulnerability is exploited, an attacker may tamper with the settings of the device by obtaining the credentials. This vulnerability is caused by an insufficient fix for CVE-2024-39838.

EPSS: 0.002 (9.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Zexelon Co., Ltd. Zwx-2000cs2-hn — versions all versions
Zexelon Co., Ltd. Zwx-2000csw2-hn — versions prior to 0.3.19

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53842?: CVE-2025-53842 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zexelon Co., Ltd. Zwx-2000cs2-Hn, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2025-07-16.
How severe is CVE-2025-53842?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.