Vulnerability in Seeedstudio Linkit Smart 7688
CVE-2025-9576
A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 2.5 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (10.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 11th percentile — 10.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000
Affected products
- Seeedstudio Linkit Smart 7688
- Seeedstudio Linkit Smart 7688 Firmware
- Seeedstudio Respeaker — versions LinkIt7688
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- vuldb.com/ (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- vuldb.com/ (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9576?
- CVE-2025-9576 is a low-severity vulnerability in Seeedstudio Linkit Smart 7688, classified under CWE-1392. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-08-28.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9576?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-9576 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.