CVE-2025-7072 (GCVE-0-2025-7072)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-01-09 11:30 – Updated: 2026-01-09 16:24
VLAI?
Title
Hardcoded credentials in KAON CG3000T/CG3000CT routers
Summary
The firmware in KAON CG3000TC and CG3000T routers contains hard-coded credentials in clear text (shared across all routers of this model) that an unauthenticated remote attacker could use to execute commands with root privileges.
This vulnerability has been fixed in firmware version: 1.00.67 for CG3000TC and 1.00.27 for CG3000T.
Severity ?
CWE
- CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Assigner
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Impacted products
Credits
Piotr Ługowski
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