---
id: CVE-2025-9576
title: A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688
summary: >-
  A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688. Impacted
  is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow of the component Administrative
  Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. An attack has
  to…
severity: low
cvss: 2.5
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-1392
vendor: seeedstudio
product: linkit_smart_7688_firmware
affected:
  - linkit_smart_7688_firmware
published: '2025-08-28'
updated: '2026-09-26'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-26T00:10:00.127'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-9576'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md#steps-to-reproduce
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.321690'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?id.321690'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: 'https://vuldb.com/?submit.636068'
    label: cna@vuldb.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/XXRicardo/iot-cve/blob/main/seeedstudio/ramips-openwrt-LinkIt7688.md#steps-to-reproduce
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00217
epssPercentile: 0.10782
ingestedAt: '2026-09-26T00:22:39.892Z'
---

## Overview

A vulnerability was identified in seeedstudio ReSpeaker LinkIt7688. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow of the component Administrative Interface. The manipulation leads to use of default credentials. An attack has to be approached locally. A high degree of complexity is needed for the attack. The exploitability is considered difficult. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

## Affected

- `linkit_smart_7688_firmware`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.