Vulnerability Report

CVE-2025-41692

Title: Weak password generation algorithm allows brute-force of OS passwords

Other

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2025-41692.

CWE Category CWE-916

Published Date Dec 09, 2025

Modified Date Dec 19, 2025

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 6.8 CVSS v3.1

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.26%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-41692: A high privileged remote attacker with admin privileges for the webUI can brute-force the "root" and "user" passwords of the underlying OS due to a weak password generation algorithm.

Impacted Vendors

phoenixcontact 69

Reference Links

https://certvde.com/de/advisories/VDE-2025-071

CVSS v3.1

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.8

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

CHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2025-41692 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

No public PoCs found in our database for this CVE.

December 19, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

December 19, 2025 MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

December 09, 2025 PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK

Complexity LOW

Privileges N/A

Interaction NONE

CVSS Vector String


                                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.