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CVE-2025-9731

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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.

Severity
LOW
CVSS score
1.1 (v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Analyzed
Source identifier
Published
2025-08-31 14:15:31.413000
Last modified
2026-10-18 21:10:00.120000
View original CVE JSON
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