{"id":77205,"date":"2025-09-26T17:28:30","date_gmt":"2025-09-26T17:28:30","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"2025-11-03T21:09:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-04T03:09:28","slug":"cve-2025-35042-default-administrative-account-vulnerability-in-airship-ai-acropolis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35042-default-administrative-account-vulnerability-in-airship-ai-acropolis\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-35042: Default Administrative Account Vulnerability in Airship AI Acropolis<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>In today&#8217;s dynamic world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities often lurk in the most mundane of places. One such risk has been identified in Airship AI Acropolis, a leading AI solution, and is assigned the identifier CVE-2025-35042. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-24322-unsafe-default-authentication-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac6\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85090\">vulnerability arises from a default<\/a> administrative account that maintains the same credentials across all installations. Should this account password remain unaltered, it becomes a potential entry point for remote attackers to gain <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-7051-unauthorized-access-and-manipulation-of-syslog-configuration-in-n-central\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84559\">unauthorized access<\/a> and inherit the privileges of this account. This scenario places organizations using unpatched versions of Airship AI Acropolis at high risk of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-22404-potential-system-compromise-due-to-use-after-free-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85567\">system compromise<\/a> or data leakage.<br \/>\nThe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2022-38693-severe-memory-buffer-overflow-vulnerability-in-fdl1\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84532\">severity of this vulnerability<\/a>, the potentially large number of affected systems, and the potential for critical data loss makes CVE-2025-35042 an issue of grave concern for both businesses and cybersecurity professionals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-35042<br \/>\nSeverity: Critical, CVSS Severity Score 9.8<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: None<br \/>\nUser Interaction: None<br \/>\nImpact: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-8067-udisks-daemon-vulnerability-leading-to-potential-system-compromise-or-data-leakage\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"85724\">System compromise<\/a>, potential data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-3433014078\" 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>Airship AI Acropolis | 10.2.34 and below<br \/>\nAirship AI Acropolis | 11.0.20 and below<br \/>\nAirship AI Acropolis | 11.1.8 and below<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2024-43166-critical-incorrect-default-permissions-vulnerability-in-apache-dolphinscheduler\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86340\">vulnerability stems from a default<\/a> administrative account built into every installation of Airship AI Acropolis. If the credentials of this account are not changed post-installation, they can be <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-48817-exploiting-relative-path-traversal-in-remote-desktop-clients\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"92338\">exploited by a remote<\/a> attacker. The attacker, by merely using these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-35452-default-shared-credentials-vulnerability-in-ptzoptics-and-other-valuehd-based-cameras\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"87738\">default credentials<\/a>, can log into the system as an administrator, gaining access to all privileges associated with this account. This includes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-9791-critical-vulnerability-in-tenda-ac20-16-03-08-05-leading-to-potential-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"84969\">potentially sensitive system<\/a> data and functionality, thereby leading to the compromise of the entire system.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2792808448\" 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 following pseudocode represents a conceptual example of how an attacker might exploit this vulnerability:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">POST \/login HTTP\/1.1\nHost: &lt;target IP&gt;\nContent-Type: application\/json\n{\n&quot;username&quot;: &quot;admin&quot;,\n&quot;password&quot;: &quot;default_password&quot;\n}<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>This sends a login request to the target system using the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-55051-an-in-depth-analysis-of-the-high-risk-default-credentials-vulnerability\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"89260\">default administrative credentials<\/a>. If the system&#8217;s admin password has not been changed, the attacker gains full access to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-54742-data-deserialization-vulnerability-in-wpevently-leading-to-possible-system-compromise\/\"  data-wpil-monitor-id=\"86405\">system and its data<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview In today&#8217;s dynamic world of cybersecurity, vulnerabilities often lurk in the most mundane of places. One such risk has been identified in Airship AI Acropolis, a leading AI solution, and is assigned the identifier CVE-2025-35042. This vulnerability arises from a default administrative account that maintains the same credentials across all installations. 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