Cyber Resilience

CVE-2025-12216

Azure-Access Blu-Ic2 Firmware ≤ 1.20

Published
25 October 2025
Modified
10 November 2025
Patch / advisory
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CVSS Score v4 10.0
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Raw vectorCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS Score 0.0020 10th percentile
Risk Priority 45 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2025-12216 is a critical-severity Insufficient or Incomplete Data Removal within Hardware Component (CWE-1301) vulnerability in Azure-Access Blu-Ic2 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 10.0 (Critical).

Operationally, exploitation aligns with the MITRE ATT&CK technique Data from Local System (T1005); ranked at the 10th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to MP-6 (Media Sanitization) and SR-12 (Component Disposal) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Malicious / Malformed App can be Installed but not Uninstalled/may lead to unavailability.This issue affects BLU-IC2: through 1.19.5; BLU-IC4: through 1.19.5.

CWE(s)
CWE-1301

Related Threats

MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise Techniques

T1005 Data from Local System Collection
Adversaries may search local system sources, such as file systems, configuration files, local databases, virtual machine files, or process memory, to find files of interest and sensitive data prior to Exfiltration.
attack.mitre.org →
T1025 Data from Removable Media Collection
Adversaries may search connected removable media on computers they have compromised to find files of interest.
attack.mitre.org →
T1552 Unsecured Credentials Credential Access
Adversaries may search compromised systems to find and obtain insecurely stored credentials.
attack.mitre.org →
Derived from this CVE’s CWE(s) via the direct CWE→ATT&CK cross-walk.

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CVE-2025-12517Same product: Azure-Access Blu-Ic2

Affected Assets

azure-access
blu-ic2 firmware
≤ 1.20
azure-access
blu-ic4 firmware
≤ 1.20

Mitigating Controls

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

MP-6 Media Sanitization good match

MP-6 requires sanitization of media/hardware before disposal or reuse, directly stopping incomplete data removal.

SR-12 Component Disposal good match

SR-12 mandates specific disposal techniques for components that include complete data erasure.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

ID.AM-08 mostly match
prevents

Lifecycle management of hardware explicitly includes secure decommissioning and data sanitization steps.

PR.PS-03 mostly match
prevents

Hardware removal/replacement policies directly require complete data erasure before disposition.

PR.DS-10 partial match
prevents

Example explicitly calls for removal of confidential data from memory/hardware contexts.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.7.14 Secure disposal or re-use of equipment full match
degrades

Directly requires secure disposal or re-use of equipment to ensure data is completely removed.

A.8.10 Information deletion full match
degrades

Mandates procedures for secure information deletion that would prevent incomplete hardware data removal.

A.5.11 Return of assets partial match
mitigates

Return-of-assets process can include verification of data removal but does not specify technical completeness.

A.5.12 Classification of information none match
none

Classification helps identify sensitive data that must be removed but does not address removal completeness.

A.5.33 Protection of records none match
none

Protection of records implies proper disposal but does not prescribe hardware-level removal methods.

References