CVE-2025-2770
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 · uneditedBEC Technologies Multiple Routers Cleartext Password Storage Information Disclosure Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote attackers to disclose sensitive information on affected installations of BEC Technologies routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the web-based user interface. The issue results from storing credentials in a recoverable format. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to disclose stored credentials, leading to further compromise. Was ZDI-CAN-25986.
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 confidenceBEC Technologies multiple routers store user credentials in a recoverable (cleartext or weakly encoded) format within the web-based management interface. An authenticated attacker with access to the router's admin panel can view stored credentials, potentially escalating privileges or compromising additional systems.
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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 dataall versionsCVSS 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
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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Confirm the router is a BEC Technologies deviceAccess the router's web interface or physically inspect the device label/model number to identify the manufacturer and modelAffected if The device is made by BEC Technologies
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Verify web-based management interface is accessibleAttempt to access the router's web interface via its default IP address (commonly 192.168.0.1 or 192.168.1.1) in a web browserAffected if The web management interface is enabled and responds to requests
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Log into the router admin panelEnter valid administrative credentials to access the router's configuration panelAffected if You have valid admin credentials to log in
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Inspect credential storage areasNavigate to sections in the admin panel that display user accounts, backup settings, or system logs where stored credentials might be visibleAffected if Stored credentials appear in cleartext or weakly encoded format within the admin panel
If the device is a BEC Technologies router with the web management interface enabled and credentials are visible in the admin panel, the environment is affected by this vulnerability.
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 dataApply vendor firmware updates when available; until then, limit administrative access to trusted networks, enforce strong unique passwords, and monitor for unauthorized administrative access.
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