{"id":"CVE-2022-25213","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2022-25213","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:29:38.452Z","title":"Improper physical access control and use of hard-coded credentials in /etc/passwd permits an attacker with physical access to obtain a root shell via an unprotected UART port on the device.","description":"Improper physical access control and use of hard-coded credentials in /etc/passwd permits an attacker with physical access to obtain a root shell via an unprotected UART port on the device. The same port exposes an unauthenticated Das U-Boot BIOS shell.","published":"2022-03-10T17:47:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T04:33:13.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vulnreport@tenable.com","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-798"],"affected":["phicomm/k2 firmware","phicomm/k3 firmware","phicomm/k3c firmware","phicomm/k2g firmware","phicomm/k2p firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00368,"percentile":0.30476,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.37%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-01","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"vulnreport@tenable.com"},{"url":"https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2022-01","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-25213","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}