Is CVE-2025-1242 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2025-1242 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2025-1242 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2025-1242 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2025-1242?

CVE-2025-1242 has a CVSS score of 9.1 (CRITICAL) and an EPSS exploitation probability of 0.03%.

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CRITICAL

CVE-2025-1242

CWE-798Published: February 25, 2026· Updated: Feb 27, 2026

9.1

CVSS v3.1

EPSS:0.03%probability of exploitation in 30 daysPercentile:7.8th

Official Description

The administrative credentials can be extracted through application API responses, mobile application reverse engineering, and device firmware reverse engineering. The exposure may result in an attacker gaining full administrative access to the Gardyn IoT Hub exposing connected devices to malicious control.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2025-1242 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

The vulnerability requires no privileges and no user interaction, making it a prime target for automated exploitation campaigns and worm-like propagation.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), with a CVSS base score of 9.1.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges Req.None

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time

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News & Research Mentioning CVE-2025-1242

Gardyn Home Kit

CISA Alerts· Feb 24, 2026

View CSAF Summary Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow unauthenticated users to access and control edge devices, access cloud-based devices and user information without authentication, and pivot to other edge devices managed in the Gardyn cloud environment. The following versions of Gardyn Home Kit are affected: Home Kit Firmware Gardyn Home Kit Mobile Application <2.11.0 (CVE-2025-29628, CVE-2025-29629, CVE-2025-29631, CVE-2025-1242) Gardyn Home Kit Cloud API <2.12.2026 (CVE-2025-29628, CVE-2025-29629, CVE-2025-29631, CVE-2025-1242) CVSS Vendor Equipment Vulnerabilities v3 9.1 Gardyn Gardyn Home Kit Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information, Use of Default Credentials, Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in [xlite_meta score:79 src:CISA Alerts xlite_fp:287ab5843c38462fc88343fc39c382b8532ba3ac8711be61a4f0db0cad825e02]