{"id":49011,"date":"2025-06-05T08:23:58","date_gmt":"2025-06-05T08:23:58","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-09-28T04:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-28T10:00:19","slug":"cve-2025-44619-unprotected-wi-fi-transmission-in-tinxy-wifi-lock-controller-v1-rf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44619-unprotected-wi-fi-transmission-in-tinxy-wifi-lock-controller-v1-rf\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44619: Unprotected Wi-Fi Transmission in Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF, a widely used smart lock solution, has been discovered to have a critical vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-44619. This vulnerability has a significant impact on both individual users and organizations that have incorporated this smart lock technology into their security systems. The vulnerability allows attackers to join the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-47461-authentication-bypass-vulnerability-in-mediaticus-subaccounts-for-woocommerce\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"54963\">lock&#8217;s Wi-Fi<\/a> network without any form of authentication, potentially leading to system compromise or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-4954-critical-file-upload-vulnerability-in-axle-demo-importer-wordpress-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"60736\">importance of this vulnerability<\/a> cannot be overstressed. In a world where IoT devices permeate every corner of our lives and businesses, ensuring these devices are secure is paramount. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-39350-unauthorized-access-vulnerability-in-rocket-apps-wproject\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"55674\">vulnerability exposes users and organizations to potential unlawful access<\/a> and data breaches, which could have dire consequences.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44619<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.1)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48383-django-select2-vulnerability-risking-data-leakage-and-unauthorized-access\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56478\">data leakage<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-589259937\" 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>Tinxy WiFi Lock <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86009\">Controller v1 RF | All versions<\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF is configured to transmit over an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2023-41591-critical-man-in-the-middle-vulnerability-in-open-network-foundation-onos-v2-7-0\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"57314\">open Wi-Fi network<\/a>. Given that no authentication is required to join the network, an attacker can easily connect to the network, gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48734-critical-access-control-vulnerability-in-apache-commons-beanutils\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56640\">access to the lock controller<\/a>, and potentially manipulate the lock&#8217;s status. Furthermore, if the lock controller is integrated into a broader security or IoT system, the attacker could <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-32309-potential-system-compromise-due-to-remote-file-inclusion-in-php-program\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56477\">potentially compromise the entire system<\/a> or leak sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3074730152\" 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>The vulnerability might be exploited by sending specific packets to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46444-improper-control-of-filename-vulnerability-in-ads-pro-plugin\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"56476\">lock<\/a> controller after joining the Wi-Fi network. An example of this might look like the following pseudocode:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">import socket\n# Join the open WiFi network\nconnect_to_wifi(&#039;TinxyLockNetwork&#039;)\n# Assume the lock controller&#039;s IP is known or discoverable\ntarget_ip = &#039;192.168.1.100&#039;\ntarget_port = 80  # Assume the lock controller runs a HTTP server\n# Create a socket object\nsock = socket.socket(socket.AF_INET, socket.SOCK_STREAM)\n# Connect to the lock controller\nsock.connect((target_ip, target_port))\n# Send a malicious packet to unlock the door\nsock.send(b&#039;GET \/unlock HTTP\/1.1\\r\\nHost: &#039; + target_ip.encode() + b&#039;\\r\\n\\r\\n&#039;)\n# Close the connection\nsock.close()<\/code><\/pre>\n<p><strong>Mitigations<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Until a vendor patch is released, it is recommended to implement a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as temporary mitigation to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8284-unauthenticated-access-and-control-in-packet-power-monitoring-and-control-web-interface\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"81645\">monitor and control<\/a> network traffic to the lock controller. Regularly monitor the network for any unusual activities, and disconnect the device from the network when not in use.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF, a widely used smart lock solution, has been discovered to have a critical vulnerability, labeled as CVE-2025-44619. This vulnerability has a significant impact on both individual users and organizations that have incorporated this smart lock technology into their security systems. The vulnerability allows attackers to join the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-49011","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49011"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":78806,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/49011\/revisions\/78806"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49011"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=49011"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=49011"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}