CVE-2025-52549 CRITICAL

CVE-2025-52549: Predictable root linux password generation

Vendor Copeland Lp
Product E3 Supervisory Control
Weakness CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
Published September 2, 2025
Last update September 2, 2025
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CVSS base score

9.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality —
Integrity —

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:L/SA:L

What the vulnerability does

01Description

E3 Site Supervisor Control (firmware version < 2.31F01) generates the root linux password on each boot. An attacker can generate the root linux password for a vulnerable device based on known or easy to fetch parameters.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 2, 2025 CVE published
September 2, 2025 Record updated