High severity · published Aug 31, 2025
CVE-2025-9731
A vulnerability was determined in Tenda AC9 15.03.05.19
7.0
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 4% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Ac9 Firmware · Tenda
15.03.05.19 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9731
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-9731
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/August829/Yu/blob/main/58ead8e7e08bfb0e4.md
Permissions Required
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.322022
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?id.322022
Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?submit.639748
Product
https://www.tenda.com.cn/
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