{"id":49002,"date":"2025-06-05T02:21:07","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T02:21:07","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-07T23:36:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-08T05:36:34","slug":"cve-2025-46352-cs5000-fire-panel-hard-coded-vnc-server-password-vulnerability","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46352-cs5000-fire-panel-hard-coded-vnc-server-password-vulnerability\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-46352: CS5000 Fire Panel Hard-Coded VNC Server Password Vulnerability<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The CVE-2025-46352 vulnerability pertains to the CS5000 Fire Panel, a critical safety device used in buildings and facilities worldwide. This device is found to have a hard-coded password, which runs on a VNC server and is visible as a string in the binary responsible for running VNC. The fact that this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48748-hard-coded-password-vulnerability-in-netwrix-directory-manager\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57050\">password is hard-coded<\/a> and cannot be altered means that anyone with knowledge of it can gain remote access to the panel. Such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39350-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-rocket-apps-wproject\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55676\">unauthorized access<\/a> has the potential to compromise the system, leak sensitive data, and in the worst-case scenario, render the fire panel non-functional, thereby posing serious safety issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-46352<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8 CVSS)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: Potential <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-31263-critical-memory-handling-vulnerability-could-lead-to-system-compromise-or-data-leakage-in-macos-sequoia-15-4\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57045\">system compromise<\/a>, data leakage, and safety risk.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2777310090\" class=\"ameeb-content-2 ameeb-entity-placement\"><div style=\"border-left: 4px solid #555; padding-left: 20px; margin: 48px 0; font-family: Roboto, sans-serif; color: #ffffff; line-height: 1.6; max-width: 700px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 20px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 8px;\">\r\n      <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Best-App-icon-Ameeba.png\" alt=\"Ameeba Chat Icon\" style=\"width: 40px; height: 40px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    A new way to communicate\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 12px;\">\r\n    Ameeba Chat is built on encrypted identity, not personal profiles.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 16px;\">\r\n    Message, call, share files, and coordinate with identities kept separate.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 20px;\">\r\n    <li>\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Ameeba Chat authenticates access<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Aliases and categories<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, and files<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Secure notes for sensitive information<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px;\">\r\n    Private communication, rethought.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <div style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 12px;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\/download\" style=\"background-color: #ffffff; color: #000000; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Download Ameeba Chat<\/a>\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 6px; font-weight: 500;\">Learn More<\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41438-default-account-exploit-in-cs5000-fire-panel-systems\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57044\">CS5000 Fire Panel<\/a> | All versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The exploit takes advantage of the hard-coded password in the CS5000 Fire Panel. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-40743-unauthorized-vnc-access-in-sinumerik-systems-due-to-insufficient-password-verification\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"80318\">password runs on a VNC<\/a> server and is visible as a string in the binary responsible for running VNC. Since this password cannot be altered, anyone with knowledge of it can gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-33064-heap-based-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-windows-routing-and-remote-access-service-rras\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60850\">access to the panel remotely<\/a>. This unauthorized access <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41654-snmp-protocol-vulnerability-enables-unauthenticated-remote-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55613\">enables the attacker to operate the panel remotely<\/a>, potentially rendering the fire panel non-functional and causing serious safety issues.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2355012075\" class=\"ameeb-content ameeb-entity-placement\"><div class=\"poptin-embedded\" data-id=\"f6b387694f681\"><\/div>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<\/div>\n<p>In the context of this vulnerability, an attacker might use a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-9408-server-side-request-forgery-attack-in-eclipse-glassfish\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77238\">VNC<\/a> client to connect to the server running on the CS5000 Fire Panel. The following is a conceptual example of an attack using a VNC client:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">vncviewer target.example.com:5900<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>Once connected, the attacker enters the hard-coded password that is visible in the binary running the VNC server. After gaining access, the attacker can then interact with the CS5000 Fire Panel, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2021-47669-linux-kernel-vulnerability-allowing-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"58121\">potentially compromising the system<\/a> and posing serious safety risks.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation Guidance<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The best mitigation for this vulnerability is to apply the vendor patch as soon as it becomes available. In the meantime, a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) can be used as temporary mitigation. These measures can help monitor and block suspicious activities or malicious traffic targeting the CS5000 Fire Panel.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The CVE-2025-46352 vulnerability pertains to the CS5000 Fire Panel, a critical safety device used in buildings and facilities worldwide. This device is found to have a hard-coded password, which runs on a VNC server and is visible as a string in the binary responsible for running VNC. 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