Authentication Vulnerability in FaceSentry Access Control System by IWT
CVE-2019-25241

9.3CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Iwt Ltd.

Status
Facesentry Access Control System
Vendor
CVE Published:
24 December 2025

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists🟡 Public PoC

What is CVE-2019-25241?

The FaceSentry Access Control System version 6.4.8 contains an authentication vulnerability due to hard-coded SSH credentials assigned to the wwwuser account. This misconfiguration allows attackers to exploit the insecure sudoers file, enabling them to execute sudo commands without additional authentication. Consequently, this flaw can lead to unauthorized privilege escalation, granting attackers root access to the system.

Affected Version(s)

FaceSentry Access Control System 6.4.8 build 264

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.2 build 568

FaceSentry Access Control System 5.7.0 build 539

Exploit Proof of Concept (PoC)

PoC code is written by security researchers to demonstrate the vulnerability can be exploited. PoC code is also a key component for weaponization which could lead to ransomware.

CVE-2019-25241 - Proof of Concept

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/47067
exploit
http://www.iwt.com.hk
product
https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2019-55...
third-party-advisory

CVSS V4

Score:
9.3
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 🟡

    Public PoC available

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

LiquidWorm as Gjoko Krstic of Zero Science Lab
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CVE-2019-25241 : Authentication Vulnerability in FaceSentry Access Control System by IWT