CVE-2025-1100Network attack vector

Unauthenticated root code execution via hard-coded SSH password

Published Feb 12, 2025 · Updated Feb 17, 2025

Hard-coded root credentials in Q-Free MAXTIME Suite 2.11.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through SSH. The controller's SSH authentication accepts a fixed password for the root account instead of a deployment-specific secret. No prior authentication or user interaction is required, and successful access grants full control of the traffic controller.

CVSS severity9.8
Critical
EPSS probability0.81%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded root credentials in Q-Free MAXTIME Suite 2.11.0 and earlier allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code through SSH. The controller's SSH authentication accepts a fixed password for the root account instead of a deployment-specific secret. No prior authentication or user interaction is required, and successful access grants full control of the traffic controller.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-1100
Published
Feb 12, 2025
Updated
Feb 17, 2025
Vendor
Q-Free
Product
MAXTIME Suite
Classifications
CWE-259, T1078.001
Attack vector
network
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Feb 12, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Feb 17, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=2.11.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Q-Free · MAXTIME Suiteversion=0 <=2.11.0

Published CVSS scores

9.8Nozomi Networks Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-259Use of Hard-coded Password
T1078.001Valid Accounts: Default Accounts

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