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TI-2025-08769 Aliases CVE-2025-9576GHSA-78hf-xh79-2r7f

seeedstudio ReSpeaker Administrative shadow default credentials

Priority MEDIUM 44CWE-1392Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Attack requirements
None
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00226 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
seeedstudioReSpeakerLinkIt7688—No fix listedCNA
  • ReSpeaker Vendorseeedstudio Affected LinkIt7688 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:seeedstudio:linkit_smart_7688_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableseeedstudio
cpe:2.3:h:seeedstudio:linkit_smart_7688:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onseeedstudio
  • cpe:2.3:o:seeedstudio:linkit_smart_7688_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·seeedstudio
  • cpe:2.3:h:seeedstudio:linkit_smart_7688:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·seeedstudio

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-9576
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-78hf-xh79-2r7f

References

Exploit 2

Sources

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