CVE-2025-3461

ON Semiconductor Quantenna Telnet Missing Authentication

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.

Category

9.1
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory onsemi.com
Affected: ON Semiconductor Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-3461/ third party advisory
https://community.onsemi.com/s/article/QCS-Quantenna-Wi-Fi-product-support-and-security-best-practices vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2025-3461?
CVE-2025-3461 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2025-3461?
To fix CVE-2025-3461, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2025-3461 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2025-3461 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2025-3461?
CVE-2025-3461 affects ON Semiconductor Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset.
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