CVE-2025-44643
Published: 04 August 2025
Summary
CVE-2025-44643 is a high-severity Incorrect Default Permissions (CWE-276) vulnerability in Draytek (inferred from references). Its CVSS base score is 8.6 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 46.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2025-23505
Vulnerability details
Certain Draytek products are affected by Insecure Configuration. This affects AP903 v1.4.18 and AP912C v1.4.9 and AP918R v1.4.9. The setting of the password property in the ripd.conf configuration file sets a hardcoded weak password, posing a security risk. An attacker…
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with network access could exploit this to gain unauthorized control over the routing daemon, potentially altering network routes or intercepting traffic.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
A central authority can define and push correct default permissions, eliminating the common practice of leaving insecure defaults on individual hosts.
Administrator documentation on secure configuration and default settings prevents incorrect default permissions from remaining in place.
Access control policy can specify and enforce secure default permissions for resources.
Guides setting of default permissions to the minimum required level.
Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.
Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.
Establishes requirements for appropriate default permissions on system resources as part of configuration management.
Baseline establishment and updates on install/upgrade ensure correct default permissions rather than insecure ones.