CVE-2025-9091

Tenda AC20 shadow hard-coded credentials

Published Aug 17, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc_ro/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-25104 A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc_ro/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tenda ac20 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac20:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac20_firmware:16.03.08.12:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tenda ac20 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tenda
Tenda ac20
Vendors & Products Tenda
Tenda ac20
Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description A security flaw has been discovered in Tenda AC20 16.03.08.12. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the file /etc_ro/shadow. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. It is possible to launch the attack on the local host. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used.
Title Tenda AC20 shadow hard-coded credentials
Weaknesses CWE-259
CWE-798
References
Metrics cvssV2_0

{'score': 1, 'vector': 'AV:L/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N/E:POC/RL:ND/RC:UR'}

cvssV3_0

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV3_1

{'score': 2.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:P/RL:X/RC:R'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulDB
Published
Updated
Aug 18, 2025, 1:15 PM
Reserved
Aug 16, 2025, 6:06 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 17, 2025, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:08 AM