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CVE-2025-48413

The `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/shadow` files reveal hard-coded password hashes for the operating system "root" user.

HIGH 7.7EPSS 0.22%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.22%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

The `/etc/passwd` and `/etc/shadow` files reveal hard-coded password hashes for the operating system "root" user. The credentials are shipped with the update files. There is no option for deleting or changing their passwords for an enduser. An attacker can use the credentials to log into the device. Authentication can be performed via SSH backdoor or likely via physical access (UART shell).

CVSS 3.1: 7.7 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS: 0.22% probability · 12th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-798
Source: 551230f0-3615-47bd-b7cc-93e92e730bbf

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.