LB-LINK BL-AC3600 1.0.22 /etc/shadow hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in LB-LINK BL-AC3600 1.0.22. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. Such manipulation with the input root:blinkadmin leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-7564. Local access is required to approach this attack. Moreover, an exploit is present. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in LB-LINK BL-AC3600 1.0.22. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with the input value root:blinkadmin leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-7564. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. Technical details as well as a public exploit are known. This vulnerability is assigned to T1110.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The exploit is available at github.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-21303). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

07/12/2025 Advisory disclosed
07/12/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
07/14/2025 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-7564 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-7564
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-316262
EUVD: 🔒
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/12/2025 11:17 PM
Updated: 07/14/2025 06:32 AM
Changes: 07/12/2025 11:17 PM (56), 07/14/2025 05:27 AM (30), 07/14/2025 06:32 AM (1)
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Submitter: waiwai24
Cache ID: 18:1B3:40

Submitinfo

Accepted

  • Submit #605630: Blink BL-AC3600 V1.0.22 Hard-coded Credentials (by waiwai24)

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