Growatt ShineLan-X up to 3.6.0.2 SWD Debug Interface authentication spoofing

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Growatt ShineLan-X up to 3.6.0.2. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component SWD Debug Interface. The manipulation leads to authentication spoofing. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2025-36753. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Growatt ShineLan-X up to 3.6.0.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component SWD Debug Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authentication spoofing vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-290. This attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The SWD debug interface on the Growatt ShineLan-X communication dongle is available by default, allowing an attacker to attain debug access to the device and to extracting secrets or domains from within the device

The weakness was released by Hamid Rahmouni and Victor Pasman. It is possible to read the advisory at csirt.divd.nl. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36753 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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-2025-203255). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.3

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authentication spoofing
CWE: CWE-290 / CWE-287
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
12/13/2025 +242 days Advisory disclosed
12/13/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +33 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: csirt.divd.nl
Researcher: Hamid Rahmouni, Victor Pasman
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2025-36753 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36753
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-336371
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Entryinfo

Created: 12/13/2025 09:37
Updated: 01/15/2026 06:36
Changes: 12/13/2025 09:37 (66), 12/13/2025 20:44 (1), 01/15/2026 06:36 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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