What is CVE-2025-57174?

CVE-2025-57174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2025-57174?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2025-57174 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in N/a

CVE-2025-57174

An issue was discovered in Siklu Communications Etherhaul 8010TX and 1200FX devices, Firmware 7.4.0 through 10.7.3 and possibly other previous versions. The rfpiped service listening on TCP port 555 which uses static AES encryption keys hardcoded in the binary. These keys are identical across all devices, allowing attackers to craft encrypted packets that execute arbitrary commands without authentication. This is a failed patch for CVE-2017-7318. This issue may affect other Etherhaul series devices with shared firmware.

EPSS: 0.021 (79.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-321 — Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-57174?: CVE-2025-57174 is a critical-severity vulnerability in N/a, classified under Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2025-57174?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-57174 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.