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CVE-2025-11781: SGE-PLC1000 SGE-PLC50 Circutor · Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Affects SGE-PLC1000 SGE-PLC50 CircutorSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 17:16 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
8.6High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 3% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 2 Dec 2025

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
SGE-PLC1000 SGE-PLC50 CircutorAffected
  • =9.0.2
Fixed in–

AI-suggested

Immediate mitigation should focus on restricting physical and local network access to the affected devices to prevent key extraction. Organizations should implement strict access controls, surveillance, and monitoring around these devices. Network segmentation should isolate Circutor devices from broader enterprise networks to limit attack surface. Until a vendor patch is available, integrity verification mechanisms such as cryptographic checksums should be employed to detect unauthorized firmware changes. Incident response plans should include monitoring for unusual firmware update activity. Organizations should engage with Circutor for firmware updates or advisories and plan for prompt deployment once patches are released. Additionally, consider deploying host-based intrusion detection systems on management stations interfacing with these devices to detect anomalous behavior. Regular audits of device firmware versions and configurations are recommended to ensure compliance and early detection of compromise.

Description

Use of hardcoded cryptographic keys in Circutor SGE-PLC1000/SGE-PLC50 v9.0.2. The affected firmware contains a hardcoded static authentication key. An attacker with local access to the device can extract this key (e.g., by analysing the firmware image or memory dump) and create valid firmware update packages. This bypasses all intended access controls and grants full administrative privileges.

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