CVE-2025-8730: Hardcoded Password (CVSS 9.8)

Description

A vulnerability was found in Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 2.00.04/2.00.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

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CVSS v3.1 Score

9.8

CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness Type (CWE)

CWE-259 CWE-259

CWE-798 CWE-798

References

Other References

https://github.com/Nicholas-wei/bug-discovery/blob/main/belkin/F9K1009_WW_2.00.09/belkin%20F9K1009_WW_2.00.09_hardcoded_credential.pdf https://github.com/Nicholas-wei/bug-discovery/blob/main/belkin/F9K1010_WW_2.00.04/belkin_F9K1010_WW_2.00.04_hardcoded_credential.pdf https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.319226 https://vuldb.com/?id.319226 https://vuldb.com/?submit.621747 https://vuldb.com/?submit.621748 https://vuldb.com/?submit.621760

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-8730? +

A vulnerability was found in Belkin F9K1009 and F9K1010 2.00.04/2.00.09 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Web Interface. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

How severe is CVE-2025-8730? +

CVE-2025-8730 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 9.8 out of 10, rated CRITICAL. This is a critical vulnerability that should be patched immediately.

How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2025-8730? +

You can use Secably's free Website Scanner to check your website for known vulnerabilities. For infrastructure scanning, use the Port Scanner to identify exposed services that may be affected. Check the vendor advisories linked above for specific patch and version information.

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