CVE-2025-3461
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CVE-2025-3461 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.8/10 on the CVSS scale. The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset.. EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Onsemi | Qhs710 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qsr10ga Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qsr10gu Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv840 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv840c Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv860 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv940 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv942c Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qv952c Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax2-S5 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax3-A12 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax3-T12 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax3-T8 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax3-S5 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax2-A12 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax2-T12 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qcs-Ax2-T8 Firmware | All versions |
| Onsemi | Qd840 Firmware | All versions |
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-3461/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Analyzed
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