CVE-2025-9964

Weak Authentication for Root User

8.6 High

No password for the root user is set in Novakon P series. This allows phyiscal attackers to enter the console easily. This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2 until P-2.0.05 Build 2026.02.06 (commit d0f97fd9).

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Physical
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.22%Up 0.2 points since Sep 23, 2025

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.6

Weak Authentication for Root User

Record: CVE-2025-9964
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Weakness: CWE-521
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2025-30881 8.6

Record: EUVD-2025-30881
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7f7w-xxrm-q8hm 8.6

No password for the root user is set in Novakon P series. This allows phyiscal attackers to enter...

No password for the root user is set in Novakon P series. This allows phyiscal attackers to enter the console easily. This issue affects P series: P – V2001.A.C518o2.

Record: GHSA-7f7w-xxrm-q8hm
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-521
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.6

Record: CVE-2025-9964
CVSS 4.0: 8.6 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness: CWE-521
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

novakon p series (p07, p10, p12, p15)

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2025-9964 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.6) in Novakon P Series (p07, P10, P12, P15), published September 23, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.22%, the 12th percentile. No source names a fixed version.