CVE-2025-9731

Tenda AC9 Administrative shadow hard-coded credentials

Published Aug 31, 2025 CVSS 4.0 · 2 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-26297 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.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tenda ac9 Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:tenda:ac9:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:tenda:ac9_firmware:15.03.05.19:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Tenda ac9 Firmware
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tenda
Tenda ac9
Vendors & Products Tenda
Tenda ac9
Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title Tenda AC9 Administrative 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
Sep 2, 2025, 3:14 PM
Reserved
Aug 30, 2025, 1:58 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Aug 31, 2025, 2:15 PM
Modified
Oct 18, 2026, 9:10 PM