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CVE-2025-52549: Predictable root linux password generation
- Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
- 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: 2025-09-02 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-522
Description
E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) generates the root linux password on each boot. An attacker can generate the root linux password for a vulnerable device based on known or easy to fetch parameters.
Affected products
- Copeland LP E3 Supervisory Control: before 2.31f01 — fixed in 2.31f01
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Copeland LP E3 Supervisory Control 2.31f01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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