{"id":74622,"date":"2025-09-13T03:59:32","date_gmt":"2025-09-13T03:59:32","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-02T03:01:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-02T09:01:49","slug":"cve-2025-41682-critical-credential-exposure-vulnerability-in-charge-controller-systems","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41682-critical-credential-exposure-vulnerability-in-charge-controller-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-41682: Critical Credential Exposure Vulnerability in Charge Controller Systems<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We are addressing a severe security vulnerability, CVE-2025-41682, that has been identified in charge controller systems. This vulnerability could be exploited by an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to gain access to stored credentials, including the manufacturer password. Given the critical role that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-45134-critical-vulnerability-in-mahara-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82854\">charge controllers<\/a> play in managing the charging and discharging of batteries in various power systems, an exploit could lead to significant disruptions and potential compromise of the entire system.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24775-high-severity-unrestricted-file-upload-vulnerability-in-made-i-t-forms\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83068\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, as indicated by a CVSS score of 8.8 (out of 10), underscores the potential risks it presents. The ability of an attacker to obtain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-53496-unauthenticated-access-to-sensitive-components-in-my-site-v1-0-2-release\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82656\">sensitive credentials could lead to unauthorized system access<\/a>, data leakage, and potential system compromise. It is essential for organizations using affected <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8913-critical-local-file-inclusion-vulnerability-in-wellchoose-s-organization-portal-system\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82411\">charge controller<\/a> systems to understand the nature of this vulnerability and take immediate steps to mitigate it.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-41682<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical (CVSS 8.8)<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85639\">System compromise<\/a>, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3734605473\" 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>Charge Controller X1 | All <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-46715-kernel-pointer-vulnerability-in-sandboxie-versions-prior-to-1-15-12\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82768\">versions prior<\/a> to 1.3.5<br \/>\nCharge <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-28041-access-control-vulnerability-in-itranswarp-up-to-version-2-19\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85986\">Controller X2 | All versions<\/a> prior to 2.1.2<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-6454-authenticated-user-exploit-in-gitlab-ce-ee-through-proxy-environments\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"90757\">exploit leverages a design flaw in the charge controller&#8217;s authentication<\/a> mechanism. Once an attacker gains low-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-41667-potential-system-compromise-via-file-access-exploitation\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92191\">access to the system<\/a>, they can manipulate certain parameters in the authenticated session to retrieve stored credentials. These credentials include the manufacturer password, which grants high-level <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-29514-high-severity-access-control-vulnerability-in-d-link-dsl-7740c-router\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"83183\">access to system controls<\/a> and sensitive data.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-707111360\" 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>Below is a conceptual example of how an HTTP <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-49381-critical-cross-site-request-forgery-vulnerability-in-ads-txt-guru\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"82386\">request might be manipulated to exploit this vulnerability<\/a>:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/api\/v1\/credentials HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nAuthorization: Bearer low-privileged-token\n{\n&quot;request&quot;: &quot;retrieve&quot;,\n&quot;params&quot;: {\n&quot;type&quot;: &quot;manufacturer&quot;\n}\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, the attacker uses a low-privileged token to request the manufacturer&#8217;s credentials. This should not be possible under normal circumstances, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-58259-denial-of-service-vulnerability-in-rancher-manager-due-to-unrestricted-payload-size\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85820\">due to the vulnerability<\/a>, the system fails to properly validate the privilege level of the request.<br \/>\nThis is a conceptual example and the actual exploit may involve additional steps or different parameters depending on the specific implementation of the charge controller and its API.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview We are addressing a severe security vulnerability, CVE-2025-41682, that has been identified in charge controller systems. This vulnerability could be exploited by an authenticated, low-privileged attacker to gain access to stored credentials, including the manufacturer password. Given the critical role that charge controllers play in managing the charging and discharging of batteries in various [&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-74622","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\/74622","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=74622"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74622\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85403,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/74622\/revisions\/85403"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=74622"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=74622"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=74622"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}