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CVE-2025-9731

Tenda AC9 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials

Published: Aug 31, 2025Updated: Apr 29, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-259
NVD MITRE
2.5CVSSLOW
EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 97.0%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

A vulnerability was determined in Tenda AC9 15.03.05.19. The impacted element is an unknown function of the file /etc_ro/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. This manipulation causes hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The attack's complexity is rated as high. The exploitability is regarded as difficult. The exploit has been publicly disclosed and may be utilized.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:LUI:NS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-259CWE-798

Affected Products

AC9TendaNetworking Infrastructure
ac9 firmwaretendaNetworking Infrastructure
tendacommercialCNNetworking Infrastructure

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
Initial Access
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References

https://vuldb.com/?id.322022
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https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322022
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https://vuldb.com/?submit.639748
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Timeline

Published
Aug 31, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 29, 2026

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