WiFi compromise via predictable default passwords
Published Feb 6, 2025 · Updated Feb 12, 2025
Weak credentials in Bharti Airtel Xstream Fiber 20250123 allow physically proximate attackers to obtain WiFi access via offline brute force. The initial password follows a predictable air-plus-five-digits pattern, while recognizable Airtel SSIDs identify candidate access points after handshake capture. Exposure requires an unchanged initial configuration and wireless proximity; successful guessing grants access to the WiFi network.
Summary
What happened
Weak credentials in Bharti Airtel Xstream Fiber 20250123 allow physically proximate attackers to obtain WiFi access via offline brute force. The initial password follows a predictable air-plus-five-digits pattern, while recognizable Airtel SSIDs identify candidate access points after handshake capture. Exposure requires an unchanged initial configuration and wireless proximity; successful guessing grants access to the WiFi network.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-1081
- Published
- Feb 6, 2025
- Updated
- Feb 12, 2025
- Vendor
- Bharti Airtel
- Product
- Airtel Xstream Fiber
- Classifications
- CWE-1391, T1110.002
- Attack vector
- adjacent
- Privileges
- unauthenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 6, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 12, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
Exploitability
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- Affected versionversion=20250123
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Attacks
What attackers are doing with it
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Public exploit references
- Airtel Xstream Fiber WiFi offline brute-force demonstrationproof of concept · unverified
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