CVE-2025-12285
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedMissing Initial Password Change.This issue affects BLU-IC2: through 1.19.5; BLU-IC4: through 1.19.5.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceThe BLU-IC2 and BLU-IC4 devices ship with a missing initial password change requirement, allowing unauthenticated attackers to access the device with default or no credentials. This is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability in embedded industrial control devices.
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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 1.20< 1.20CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify device model and firmware versionAccess the device management interface, system information page, or use the device's CLI/API to retrieve the firmware version. Look for 'Azure Access Blu Ic2' or 'Azure Access Blu Ic4' model identification and note the installed firmware version number.Affected if The device is a BLU-IC2 or BLU-IC4 model running firmware version 1.20 or lower.
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Verify if default credentials are activeAttempt to log in to the device using commonly known default credential pairs (such as admin/admin, admin/password, root/root, or no password) or check the authentication configuration for evidence that default credentials have not been changed.Affected if Default credentials (such as admin/admin, admin/password, or an empty password) successfully authenticate or the system accepts login without a password change prompt.
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Check password change enforcement statusReview the device's security settings, user account policies, or authentication logs to determine whether the system enforces a mandatory password change on first boot or first login. Look for a 'password change required' flag, 'first login' state, or similar configuration indicator.Affected if The device allows full access without requiring the user to change from a default or blank password, indicating the password change requirement is not enforced.
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Confirm device is accessible without prior authenticationAttempt to access device administrative interfaces, APIs, or network services (such as web management ports, telnet, SSH, or REST endpoints) without providing any credentials to see if access is granted.Affected if Unauthenticated access is granted to administrative functions, APIs, or control interfaces without being prompted to set or change a password first.
The environment is affected if the device is an Azure Access Blu Ic2 or Blu Ic4 running firmware version below 1.20 and the system allows access with default credentials or without enforcing an initial password change.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor data1.20
Enforce mandatory password change on first boot or first login, and consider shipping devices with unique randomly-generated default credentials.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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