Credentials exposure in tinycontrol devices
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-201.
Summary
Tinycontrol devices such as tcPDU and LAN Controllers LK3.5, LK3.9 and LK4 have two separate authentication mechanisms - one solely for interface management and one for protecting all other server resources. When the latter is turned off (which is a default setting), an unauthenticated attacker on the local network can obtain usernames and encoded passwords for interface management portal by inspecting the HTTP response of the server when visiting the login page, which contains a JSON file with these details. Both normal and admin users credentials are exposed. This issue has been fixed in firmware versions: 1.36 (for tcPDU), 1.67 (for LK3.5 - hardware versions: 3.5, 3.6, 3.7 and 3.8), 1.75 (for LK3.9 - hardware version 3.9) and 1.38 (for LK4 - hardware version 4.0).
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| tinycontrol | Lan Kontroler v3.5 | before 1.67 | 1.67 | Patch available | CNA |
| tinycontrol | LK3.9 | before 1.75 | 1.75 | Patch available | CNA |
| tinycontrol | LK4 | before 1.38 | 1.38 | Patch available | CNA |
| tinycontrol | tcPDU | before 1.36 | 1.36 | Patch available | CNA |
- Lan Kontroler v3.5 Vendortinycontrol Affected before 1.67 Fixed in 1.67 Patch available CNA
- LK3.9 Vendortinycontrol Affected before 1.75 Fixed in 1.75 Patch available CNA
- LK4 Vendortinycontrol Affected before 1.38 Fixed in 1.38 Patch available CNA
- tcPDU Vendortinycontrol Affected before 1.36 Fixed in 1.36 Patch available CNA
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Lan Kontroler v3.5 (tinycontrol) Fixed in 1.67
- Fix · CNA LK3.9 (tinycontrol) Fixed in 1.75
- Fix · CNA LK4 (tinycontrol) Fixed in 1.38
- Fix · CNA tcPDU (tinycontrol) Fixed in 1.36
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
tinycontrol LK3.9, LK4 and 2 more products 1.36, 1.38 and 2 more versions
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2025-14225 Credentials exposure in tinycontrol devicesPriority LOW 38
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-11500
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-822w-crcw-46rx
- 2026-10-13 Priority changed: LOW → MEDIUM
References
More tinycontrol vulnerabilities
- TI-2023-30026 Tinycontrol LAN Controller v3 LK3 1.58a Unauthenticated Configuration Backup Disclosure CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2023-30601 Tinycontrol LAN Controller 1.58a Authentication Bypass via Admin Password Change CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.3
- TI-2023-06696 Tinycontrol LAN Controller v3 (LK3) Remote DoS CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-14225 Credentials exposure in tinycontrol devices CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2025-11500 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-11500 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-822w-crcw-46rx · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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