CVE-2025-5485VulnerabilityPublished 12 Jun 2025

CVE-2025-5485: SinoTrack IOT PC Platform · CWE-204

Affects SinoTrack IOT PC PlatformSource CVE Database V5

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 8.6 High.

Data as of 26 Oct 2026, 08:30 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score

8.6High

How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.

EPSS: 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 36% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector: Network
Attack Complexity: Low
Privileges Required: None
User Interaction: None
Scope: Unchanged
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: Low
Availability: Low

Bold values are the worst case: easiest to exploit or largest impact.

Attack Vector: Network: The vulnerable component is bound to the network stack and the set of possible attackers extends beyond the other options listed, up to and including the entire Internet. Such a vulnerability is often termed 'remotely exploitable' and can be thought of as an attack being exploitable at the protocol level one or more network hops away (e.g., across one or more routers).
Attack Complexity: Low: Specialized access conditions or extenuating circumstances do not exist. An attacker can expect repeatable success against the vulnerable component.
Privileges Required: None: The attacker is unauthorized prior to attack, and therefore does not require any access to settings or files to carry out an attack.
User Interaction: None: The vulnerable system can be exploited without any interaction from any user.
Scope: Unchanged: An exploited vulnerability can only affect resources managed by the same security authority. In this case, the vulnerable component and the impacted component are either the same, or both are managed by the same security authority.
Confidentiality: High: There is total loss of confidentiality, resulting in all resources within the impacted component being divulged to the attacker. Alternatively, access to only some restricted information is obtained, but the disclosed information presents a direct, serious impact.
Integrity: Low: Modification of data is possible, but the attacker does not have control over the consequence of a modification, or the amount of modification is limited. The data modification does not have a direct, serious impact on the impacted component.
Availability: Low: Performance is reduced or there are interruptions in resource availability. Even if repeated exploitation of the vulnerability is possible, the attacker does not have the ability to completely deny service to legitimate users. The resources in the impacted component are either partially available all of the time, or fully available only some of the time, but overall there is no direct, serious consequence to the impacted component.

Definitions: FIRST CVSS v3.1 specification.

Exploitation evidence

Disclosed: evidence found.
CVE published 12 Jun 2025
Detectable: no evidence on record.
No public nuclei template indexed
Weaponised: no evidence on record.
No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB
Exploited in the wildExploited: no evidence on record.
Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation
Observed by OffSeq MirageSeen by 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.

Disclosed: The CVE record is public on cve.org. Its publication is t = 0.
Detectable: A public nuclei template can find exposed instances, for defenders and attackers alike.
Weaponised: Public exploit code exists in Metasploit or Exploit-DB, or CISA SSVC reports a public proof of concept.
Exploited in the wild: CISA KEV lists it, CISA SSVC rates exploitation active, or a source reports attacks.
Observed by OffSeq Mirage: OffSeq Mirage honeypot sensors recorded attack traffic for this CVE, or found exposed hosts without attack traffic.

Moments are spaced evenly, not to scale; a dashed line marks a gap of six months or more. Deltas count from t = 0. Sources that give only a date (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, or a time of exactly 00:00Z) read “same day” rather than hours. Metasploit modules carry the flaw’s disclosure date, not their release date, and nuclei templates carry no date, so both appear above but not on the timeline.

What to do

Affected software

Product	Affected	Fixed in
SinoTrack IOT PC Platform	Affected *	Fixed in–

AI-suggested

1. Implement rate limiting and account lockout mechanisms on the web management interface to prevent automated enumeration and brute force attacks. 2. Introduce multi-factor authentication (MFA) for accessing device management interfaces to add an additional security layer beyond username and password. 3. Replace or supplement the device identifier-based usernames with less predictable, randomized usernames or unique user accounts per device. 4. Monitor and analyze access logs for unusual patterns indicative of enumeration attempts, such as sequential or high-frequency login requests. 5. Network segmentation should be applied to isolate IoT devices from critical enterprise networks, limiting exposure in case of compromise. 6. Where possible, restrict management interface access to trusted IP ranges or via VPN to reduce attack surface. 7. Engage with SinoTrack for firmware updates or patches addressing this vulnerability; if none are available, consider compensating controls such as disabling web management interfaces or using alternative management methods. 8. Conduct regular security assessments and penetration testing focused on IoT devices to identify and remediate similar weaknesses proactively.

Description

User names used to access the web management interface are limited to the device identifier, which is a numerical identifier no more than 10 digits. A malicious actor can enumerate potential targets by incrementing or decrementing from known identifiers or through enumerating random digit sequences.

Impact

For European organizations deploying SinoTrack IOT PC Platform devices, this vulnerability poses a substantial risk to the confidentiality of device credentials and potentially sensitive operational data managed via the web interface. Successful exploitation could lead to unauthorized access to IoT devices, enabling attackers to manipulate device functions, exfiltrate data, or disrupt services. This is particularly critical for sectors relying heavily on IoT infrastructure, such as manufacturing, logistics, smart cities, and critical infrastructure management. The ability to enumerate valid usernames remotely and without authentication lowers the barrier for attackers to launch targeted attacks, increasing the likelihood of compromise. Additionally, compromised IoT devices could serve as entry points for broader network intrusion, threatening the integrity and availability of enterprise systems. The limited impact on integrity and availability suggests that while direct device manipulation may be constrained, the confidentiality breach alone can have cascading effects on operational security and privacy compliance, especially under stringent European data protection regulations like GDPR.

CWE-204Observable Response Discrepancy (opens in a new tab)
Base weakness
The product provides different responses to incoming requests in a way that reveals internal state information to an unauthorized actor outside of the intended control sphere.
Architecture and Design · Separation of Privilege
Compartmentalize the system to have "safe" areas where trust boundaries can be unambiguously drawn. Do not allow sensitive data to go outside of the trust boundary and always be careful when interfacing with a compartment outside of the safe area.
Implementation
Ensure that error messages only contain minimal details that are useful to the intended audience and no one else. The messages need to strike the balance between being too cryptic (which can confuse users) or being too detailed (which may reveal more than intended).
OWASP Cheat Sheets
Error Handling (opens in a new tab)
Logging (opens in a new tab)
OWASP ASVS 4.0.3
V8.3.4 (opens in a new tab)
V14.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
V7.3.3 (opens in a new tab)
Attack patterns
ICMP IP Total Length Field Probe (opens in a new tab)
ICMP IP 'ID' Field Error Message Probe (opens in a new tab)
Application Fingerprinting (opens in a new tab)
System Footprinting (opens in a new tab)
From MITRE CWE, MITRE CAPEC and OWASP (Top 10, OpenCRE).

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AI analysisMachine-generated, updated 12 Jun 2025, 20:38 UTC

WeaknessesCWE-204

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