CVE-2025-55279
MEDIUM EPSS 5.8%
Published Aug 13, 202510mo ago · Modified Jun 17, 20261w ago
6.9 CVSS 4.0
Published Aug 13, 2025 10mo ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 1w ago
Description
This vulnerability exists in ZKTeco WL20 due to hard-coded private key stored in plaintext within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to retrieve private key stored in the firmware of the targeted device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to perform unauthorized decryption of sensitive data and Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks on the targeted device.
CVSS Details
Base Score
Exploitability
Impact
Vector string
CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Attack Vector Physical
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope X
Threat Intelligence
EPSS Exploit Probability
5.8% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
No Patch Available
Weaknesses 1
CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials Authentication
References 1
- cert-in.org.in https://www.cert-in.org.in/s2cMainServlet?pageid=PUBVLNOTES01&VLCODE=CIVN-2025-0172
Remediation
No remediation data recorded yet
Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.