CVE-2019-25241

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access

Published Dec 24, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.

Remediation

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Advisories

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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.0_build_539:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.2_build_568:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:6.4.8_build_264:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Iwt facesentry Access Control System Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Iwt facesentry Access Control System Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Iwt
Iwt facesentry Access Control System
Vendors & Products Iwt
Iwt facesentry Access Control System
Type Values Removed Values Added
Description FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.
Title FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
Weaknesses CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 15, 2026, 1:23 AM
Reserved
Dec 24, 2025, 2:27 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Dec 24, 2025, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:31 AM