FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Remote SSH Root Access
Priority HIGH 82CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 contains a critical authentication vulnerability with hard-coded SSH credentials for the wwwuser account. Attackers can leverage the insecure sudoers configuration to escalate privileges and gain root access by executing sudo commands without authentication.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00735 54th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| iWT Ltd. | FaceSentry Access Control System | 6.4.8 build 264; 5.7.2 build 568; 5.7.0 build 539 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- FaceSentry Access Control System VendoriWT Ltd. Affected 6.4.8 build 264; 5.7.2 build 568; 5.7.0 build 539 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.0 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.7.2 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
| cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.4.8 | Vulnerable | iWT Ltd. |
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.0 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:h:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:5.7.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.7.2 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
- cpe:2.3:o:iwt:facesentry_access_control_system_firmware:6.4.8:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.4.8 Vulnerable ·iWT Ltd.
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-25241
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-p8qm-v86v-r6gq
References
More iWT Ltd. Facesentry Access Control System Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-15297 FaceSentry 6.4.8 Authenticated Remote Command Injection via Ping Test CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2019-15332 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Authentication Credentials MiTM Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.1
- TI-2019-15333 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cleartext Password Storage Vulnerability CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 6.8
- TI-2019-15331 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Reflected Cross-Site Scripting via pluginInstall.php CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2019-15296 FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 Cross-Site Request Forgery via Web Interface CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.1
- TI-2020-14224 iWT Ltd FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 suffers from an authenticated OS command… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2019-25241 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-25241 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-p8qm-v86v-r6gq · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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