Root shell access via embedded administrator credentials
Published Aug 24, 2025 · Updated Aug 25, 2025
Hard-coded root credentials in FNKvision Y215 CCTV Camera firmware 10.194.120.40 allow local users to obtain a root shell. The encoder and wifidaemon binaries generate /etc/passwd and /etc/group with the same embedded administrator username and DES-derived password. A local user with UART access can authenticate with those credentials and gain unrestricted control of the camera's embedded Linux environment.
Summary
What happened
Hard-coded root credentials in FNKvision Y215 CCTV Camera firmware 10.194.120.40 allow local users to obtain a root shell. The encoder and wifidaemon binaries generate /etc/passwd and /etc/group with the same embedded administrator username and DES-derived password. A local user with UART access can authenticate with those credentials and gain unrestricted control of the camera's embedded Linux environment.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-9380
- Published
- Aug 24, 2025
- Updated
- Aug 25, 2025
- Vendor
- FNKvision
- Product
- Y215 CCTV Camera
- Classifications
- CWE-798, CWE-259, T1078.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Aug 24, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Aug 25, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=10.194.120.40
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