CVE-2025-2555Public exploit

Unauthenticated dashcam access via embedded FTP password

Published Mar 20, 2025 · Updated Mar 20, 2025

Hard-coded FTP credentials in Audi Universal Traffic Recorder App 2.0 allow local users to obtain unauthorized access to the dashcam. The companion APK embeds a fixed FTP password that can be recovered by searching the application package for the password string. Exploitation requires local access and high complexity; the credential enables unauthorized FTP access without established write, command-execution, or service-interruption impact.

CVSS severity2.1
Low
EPSS probability0.18%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Hard-coded FTP credentials in Audi Universal Traffic Recorder App 2.0 allow local users to obtain unauthorized access to the dashcam. The companion APK embeds a fixed FTP password that can be recovered by searching the application package for the password string. Exploitation requires local access and high complexity; the credential enables unauthorized FTP access without established write, command-execution, or service-interruption impact.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-2555
Published
Mar 20, 2025
Updated
Mar 20, 2025
Vendor
Audi AG
Product
Universal Traffic Recorder App
Classifications
CWE-259, CWE-255, T1552.001
Attack vector
local
Privileges
unauthenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Mar 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Mar 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=2.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesunauthenticated

What is affected?

Audi AG · Universal Traffic Recorder Appversion=2.0

Published CVSS scores

2.9VulDBCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
1.2VulDBAV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
2.1VulDBCVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
2.9VulDBCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

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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)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesunauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-259Use of Hard-coded Password
CWE-255Credentials Management Errors
T1552.001Unsecured Credentials: Credentials In Files

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