CVE-2025-9576

What it is

A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited locally on the machine with a low-privilege account. Limited direct impact.

Exploit odds

0.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

1. 2025-08-28 18:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-09-26 00:10 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 0.2% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 1.1 LOW (CVSS).
• Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.

Details

Published

2025-08-28 18:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-09-26 00:10 UTC

Exploit probability

0.2% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-1392

Record status

Analyzed

Affected

• Seeedstudio Linkit Smart 7688 Firmware

Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 1.1

Attack vector

Local

Complexity

High

Attack requirements

None

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

None

Confidentiality

Low

Integrity

None

Availability

None

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