Hardcoded Upgrade Decryption Passwords
Priority LOW 33CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · Low
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Microchip Time Provider 4100 allows Malicious Manual Software Update.This issue affects Time Provider 4100: before 2.5.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed Time Provider 4100 (Microchip): 2.5.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microchip | Time Provider 4100 | before 2.5.0 | 2.5.0 | Patch available | CNA |
- Time Provider 4100 VendorMicrochip Affected before 2.5.0 Fixed in 2.5.0 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Time Provider 4100 (Microchip) Fixed in 2.5.0
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9497
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-gv5m-4fg8-r764
References
More Microchip Timeprovider 4100 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2024-08405 Remote code Execution inTimeProvider® 4100 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.5
- TI-2025-30306 RCE on restore configuration password CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2025-30305 RCE on backup configuration password CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.9
- TI-2024-29288 Session token fixation in TimeProvider 4100 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-29289 Reflected XSS in TimeProvider 4100 chart component CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.4
- TI-2024-29287 Cross-Site Request Forgery vulnerability in TimeProvider 4100 CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
Sources
- CVE-2025-9497 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-9497 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-gv5m-4fg8-r764 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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