CVE-2025-55279
This vulnerability exists in ZKTeco WL20 due to hard-coded private key stored in plaintext within the device firmware. An attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability by extracting the firmware and analyzing the binary data to retrieve private key stored in the firmware of the targeted device. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow the attacker to perform unauthorized decryption of sensitive data and Man-in-the-Middle (MitM) attacks on the targeted device.
Published:Aug 13, 2025
Last Modified:Apr 15, 2026
EPS:Aug 13, 2025
EPSS Score:0.00026
CVSS Score:6.9
Affected Products
No affected product recorded yet
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
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Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
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Integrity
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Availability
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