Vulnerability in Belkin F9k1009
CVE-2025-8730
A vulnerability was found in Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 2.00.04/2.00.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
EPSS: 0.032 (87.0th 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
- Belkin F9k1009 — versions 2.00.04, 2.00.09
- Belkin F9k1010 — versions 2.00.04, 2.00.09
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, permissions-required)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related)
- cna@vuldb.com (exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-8730?
- CVE-2025-8730 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belkin F9k1009, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2025-08-08.
- How severe is CVE-2025-8730?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-8730 known to be exploited?
- 5 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.