{"id":86428,"date":"2026-02-10T04:09:40","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T04:09:40","guid":{"rendered":""},"modified":"-0001-11-30T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"-0001-11-30T06:00:00","slug":"cve-2025-44614-critical-vulnerability-in-tinxy-wifi-lock-controller-v1-rf","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/cve-2025-44614-critical-vulnerability-in-tinxy-wifi-lock-controller-v1-rf\/","title":{"rendered":"<strong>CVE-2025-44614: Critical Vulnerability in Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF<\/strong>"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Overview<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>A severe CVE vulnerability, CVE-2025-44614, has been identified in the Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF, which stores users&#8217; sensitive information in plaintext. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to user privacy and security, potentially enabling system compromise and data leakage. Given the widespread use of this product, it is crucial for users and organizations to understand the potential risks and the necessary mitigation steps.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Vulnerability Summary<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>CVE ID: CVE-2025-44614<br \/>\nSeverity: High, CVSS Score 7.5<br \/>\nAttack Vector: Network<br \/>\nPrivileges Required: Low<br \/>\nUser Interaction: Required<br \/>\nImpact: System compromise, data leakage<\/p>\n<p><strong>Affected Products<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-1737546043\" 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 Controller v1 RF | All Versions<\/p>\n<p><strong>How the Exploit Works<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The vulnerability stems from the insecure storage of sensitive user data in plaintext within the Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF system. This design flaw allows an attacker, who successfully infiltrates the network, to access and retrieve these plaintext credentials and mobile phone numbers. This access could lead to unauthorized system control, user impersonation, and potential data leakage.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Conceptual Example Code<\/strong><\/p><div id=\"ameeb-2050786560\" 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>A potential exploit could occur through a network sniffer tool such as Wireshark, which could capture the plaintext credentials during a network session. A simplified conceptual example of an HTTP request to access this data might look like:<\/p>\n<pre><code class=\"\" data-line=\"\">GET \/retrieveCredentials HTTP\/1.1\nHost: target.example.com\nUser-Agent: Wireshark<\/code><\/pre>\n<p>In this example, an attacker sends an HTTP GET request to the &#8216;retrieveCredentials&#8217; endpoint to obtain the plaintext credentials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Recommended Mitigation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Users of the Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF should immediately apply any patches provided by the vendor to fix this vulnerability. If a patch is not available, users should consider implementing a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) as a temporary mitigation measure. Regular software updates and strong network security protocols can also help prevent exploitation of this vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Overview A severe CVE vulnerability, CVE-2025-44614, has been identified in the Tinxy WiFi Lock Controller v1 RF, which stores users&#8217; sensitive information in plaintext. This vulnerability poses a serious threat to user privacy and security, potentially enabling system compromise and data leakage. Given the widespread use of this product, it is crucial for users and [&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":[],"tags":[],"vendor":[],"product":[],"attack_vector":[],"asset_type":[],"severity":[],"exploit_status":[],"class_list":["post-86428","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86428","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=86428"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86428\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86428"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"vendor","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/vendor?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"product","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"attack_vector","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/attack_vector?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"asset_type","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/asset_type?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"severity","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/severity?post=86428"},{"taxonomy":"exploit_status","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ameeba.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/exploit_status?post=86428"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}