CVE-2025-52549 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) generates the root linux password on each boot. An attacker can generate the root linux password for a vulnerable device based on known or easy to fetch parameters.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact Low

Subsequent System Availability Impact Low

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00054.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

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Fixes

Solution

Upgrade firmware of affected E3 Supervisory Controls to a version > 2.30F1.

Workaround

Restrict access to the E3 Supervisory Controls network interface (ETH 0) by use of restricted VLAN or subnet and / or network firewall. Ensure the restricted VLAN or subnet is never accessible from untrusted networks.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.armis.com/research/frostbyte10/

History

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 14:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) generates the root linux password on each boot. An attacker can generate the root linux password for a vulnerable device based on known or easy to fetch parameters.
Title		Predictable root linux password generation
Weaknesses		CWE-522
References		https://www.armis.com/research/frostbyte10/
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 9.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Armis

Published: 2025-09-02T11:26:23.423Z

Updated: 2025-09-02T13:43:26.506Z

Reserved: 2025-06-17T17:29:21.841Z

Link: CVE-2025-52549

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-09-02T13:43:23.942Z

NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2025-09-02T12:15:37.563

Modified: 2025-09-02T15:55:25.420

Link: CVE-2025-52549

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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