Vulnerability in Tenda W12
CVE-2025-9778
A security vulnerability has been detected in Tenda W12 up to 3.0.0.6(3948). Affected is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitability is told to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 1.9 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.001 (2.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 3rd percentile — 2.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.001 · newest: 0.001 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenda W12 — versions 1.0.0.1(5411), 1.0.0.5(9419), 2.0.0.3(8326)
- Tenda W12 Firmware — versions 3.0.0.6\(3948\), 3.0.0.6(3948)
Weakness classification (CWE)
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/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md (related, Not Applicable)
- github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e8.md (exploit, Not Applicable)
- www.tenda.com.cn/ (Product, product)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-9778?
- CVE-2025-9778 is a low-severity vulnerability in Tenda W12, classified under Use of Hard-coded Password. CVSS score: 1.9/10. Published 2025-09-01.
- How severe is CVE-2025-9778?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 1.9 out of 10.