CVE-2019-25241 (GCVE-0-2019-25241)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-24 19:27 – Updated: 2026-07-15 01:23
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
Summary
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-24 20:04 UTC
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47067 | exploit |
| http://www.iwt.com.hk | product |
| https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL… | third-party-advisory |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| iWT Ltd. | FaceSentry Access Control System |
Affected:
6.4.8 build 264
Affected: 5.7.2 build 568 Affected: 5.7.0 build 539 cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:6.4.8_build_264:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.2_build_568:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:5.7.0_build_539:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Date Public
2019-05-28 00:00
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