Hard-coded CredentialsWeakness · CWE-798

CVE-2025-57577

HIGH · 8.0 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-09-12
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Remotely reachable

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 · unedited
An issue in H3C Device R365V300R004 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code via the default password. NOTE: the Supplier's position is that their "product lines enforce or clearly prompt users to change any initial credentials upon first use. At most, this would be a case of misconfiguration if an administrator deliberately ignored the prompts, which is outside the scope of CVE definitions."

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 confidence

The H3C Device R365V300R004 contains a default credential vulnerability allowing remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by authenticating with factory-default credentials. This represents a pre-authentication remote code execution vector with high CVSS severity.

MitigationImmediately change all default credentials on affected H3C devices to strong, unique passwords per organizational policy, and implement automated credential rotation where possible.

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CVSS 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
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/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 checks

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  1. Identify device model
    Access the device management interface or CLI and retrieve the model number and firmware version using 'display version' or similar command. Inspect device labeling or SNMP inventory if available.
    Affected if Device model is H3C R365V300R004 running firmware R365V300R004
  2. Verify default credentials are active
    Attempt to authenticate using well-known factory-default credential pairs (admin/admin, admin/password, etc.) or check if the default credential set remains unchanged in the local user database.
    Affected if Any administrative or user account still uses factory-default credentials that shipped with the device
  3. Check for unauthorized administrative sessions
    Review active sessions, logged-in users, and recent authentication logs for entries originating from unexpected IP addresses or showing unusual command execution patterns.
    Affected if Recent administrative sessions occurred from untrusted sources or at times unexplained by legitimate administrators
  4. Inspect account configuration
    Use 'display users' or 'display local-user' commands to list all configured accounts and their privilege levels. Compare against documented expected accounts for your deployment.
    Affected if Unknown accounts exist or existing accounts have not been reconfigured from vendor defaults

User is affected if the H3C R365V300R004 device has any account still configured with factory-default credentials.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Immediately change all default credentials on affected H3C devices to strong, unique passwords per organizational policy, and implement automated credential rotation where possible.

Have this fixed Scoped from the published advisory
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  • Testing4.0 h
  • Review / QA2.0 h
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