CVE-2025-13293: Backdoor / default root credentials

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.3 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-10 · updated 2026-09-29
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

A hard-coded or default root account credential in TBEA TLogger V2.1.0.0B0.0.0.0 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain root-level access to the device via the exposed SSH service. The root password can be recovered from the password hash stored in /etc/shadow and used to authenticate to the SSH service. Successful exploitation provides full administrative control of the affected device.

Affected products

TBEA TLogger (TBEA Communication Box 3rd Generation): through V2.1.0.0B0.0.0.0

References

https://en.tbea.com/about.html

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