Vulnerability in Cudy Lt500e
CVE-2025-9725
A vulnerability was identified in Cudy LT500E up to 2.3.12. Affected is an unknown function of the file /squashfs-root/etc/shadow of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to use of hard-coded password. The attack must be carried out locally. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. Upgrading to version 2.3.13 is able to address this issue. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The vendor explains: "[T]he firmware does store a default password of 'admin'. This password has been deprecated since LT500E firmware version 2.3.13 and is no longer used. The LT500E does not have an administrator password set by default; a new password (at least 8 characters ) must be manually created upon first login the web management page."
EPSS: 0.003 (24.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Cudy Lt500e — versions 2.3.0, 2.3.1, 2.3.2
- Cudy Lt500e_firmware
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (signature, Permissions Required, permissions-required, VDB Entry)
- cna@vuldb.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (related, Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- cna@vuldb.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, exploit)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9725?
- CVE-2025-9725 is a low-severity vulnerability in Cudy Lt500e, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 2.5/10. Published 2025-08-31.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9725?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-9725 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.