{"id":69793,"date":"2025-09-01T14:19:54","date_gmt":"2025-09-01T14:19:54","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-10-02T00:14:29","modified_gmt":"2025-10-02T06:14:29","slug":"cve-2025-25737-critical-vulnerability-in-kapsch-trafficcom-rsus-due-to-lack-of-secure-password-requirements","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25737-critical-vulnerability-in-kapsch-trafficcom-rsus-due-to-lack-of-secure-password-requirements\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-25737: Critical Vulnerability in Kapsch TrafficCom RSUs Due to Lack of Secure Password Requirements<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security flaw in Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 &#038; RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs). These systems, which are used to manage traffic flow and provide roadside communication, were discovered to lack secure password requirements for its BIOS Supervisor and User accounts. This lack of security places the systems, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49759-sql-injection-vulnerability-in-sql-server-potentially-enabling-privilege-escalation-and-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"79188\">potentially the data<\/a> they manage, at severe risk. Given how integral these systems are to traffic management and safety, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-42950-sap-landscape-transformation-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77581\">potential consequences of this vulnerability<\/a> are substantial and wide-reaching.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-25737<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (9.8\/10.0)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-50160-heap-based-buffer-overflow-in-windows-rras-posing-system-compromise-risk\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78506\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-120666263\" 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: 720px;\">\r\n  <h2 style=\"margin-top: 0; font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; display: flex; align-items: center; letter-spacing: -0.02em;\">\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"display: inline-flex; align-items: center; margin-right: 10px;\">\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: 42px; height: 42px;\" \/>\r\n    <\/a>\r\n    Share secrets securely\r\n  <\/h2>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 14px; color: #d1d5db;\">\r\n    Ameeba is private infrastructure for communication and sensitive work built on encrypted identity instead of exposed corporate identity systems.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"margin-bottom: 18px; color: #a1a1aa;\">\r\n    Passwords, credentials, confidential files, screenshots, internal discussions, sensitive AI context, and private coordination should not become exposed across ordinary communication platforms.\r\n  <\/p>\r\n\r\n  <ul style=\"list-style: none; padding-left: 0; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #e4e4e7;\">\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Encrypted identity<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Private Spaces for organizations and teams<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 End-to-end encrypted chat, calls, files, and notes<\/li>\r\n    <li style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">\u2022 Sensitive AI work and protected collaboration<\/li>\r\n    <li>\u2022 Built for information that cannot leak<\/li>\r\n  <\/ul>\r\n\r\n  <p style=\"font-style: italic; font-weight: 600; margin-bottom: 24px; color: #ffffff;\">\r\n    Our mission is to secure human work alongside AI.\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: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Download Ameeba\r\n    <\/a>\r\n\r\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/chat\" style=\"border: 1px solid #ffffff; color: #ffffff; padding: 10px 20px; text-decoration: none; border-radius: 8px; font-weight: 500;\">\r\n      Learn More\r\n    <\/a>\r\n  <\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Product | Affected Versions<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25736-pre-installed-android-debug-bridge-in-kapsch-trafficcom-rsu-leo\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89656\">Kapsch TrafficCom<\/a> RIS-9160 | v3.2.0.829.23<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25734-unauthenticated-efi-shell-vulnerability-in-kapsch-trafficcom-rsus\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90026\">Kapsch TrafficCom<\/a> RIS-9260 | v3.8.0.1119.42, v4.6.0.1211.28<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-20263-critical-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-cisco-secure-firewall\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"78178\">vulnerability exists due to the lack of secure<\/a> password requirements for the BIOS Supervisor and User accounts in the aforementioned Kapsch TrafficCom RSUs. This allows attackers to perform a bruteforce attack, which involves trying every possible password combination until the correct one is found. Once the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-25268-unauthenticated-adjacent-attacker-accessing-api-endpoint\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"77690\">attacker has gained access<\/a> to these accounts, they can potentially compromise the system or leak data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1426633559\" 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>This is a conceptual example of a bruteforce attack using a Python script:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">import itertools\ndef bruteforce(charset, maxlength):\nreturn (&#039;&#039;.join(candidate)\nfor candidate in itertools.chain.from_iterable(itertools.product(charset, repeat=i)\nfor i in range(1, maxlength + 1)))\nfor attempt in bruteforce(&quot;ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ0123456789&quot;, 10):\n# Insert code here to try to login with &#039;attempt&#039; as the password\npass<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the Python script generates all possible combinations of uppercase letters and numbers up to a length of 10. The script then attempts to log in with each generated combination.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the affected Kapsch TrafficCom RSUs are recommended to apply the vendor patch as soon as it&#8217;s available. As a temporary mitigation, users may also use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or Intrusion Detection System (IDS). These systems can help to detect and prevent bruteforce attacks by monitoring network traffic and alerting or blocking any suspicious activity.<br \/>\nHowever, these measures should only be considered as temporary solutions. Applying the vendor patch should be the priority to ensure the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-58280-object-heap-address-exposure-vulnerability-in-ark-ets\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87253\">vulnerability is completely addressed<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview The Common Vulnerabilities and Exposures (CVE) system has identified a significant security flaw in Kapsch TrafficCom RIS-9160 &#038; RIS-9260 Roadside Units (RSUs). These systems, which are used to manage traffic flow and provide roadside communication, were discovered to lack secure password requirements for its BIOS Supervisor and User accounts. 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