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CVE-2025-5485 SinoTrack CVE debrief

CVE-2025-5485 affects SinoTrack’s IOT PC Platform and related GPS receiver management access. CISA says the web management interface uses a numerical device identifier as the username, capped at 10 digits, which allows a malicious actor to enumerate likely targets by incrementing or decrementing known identifiers or by trying random digit sequences. The advisory rates the issue HIGH and lists all versions of the affected product family.

Vendor
SinoTrack
Product
IOT PC Platform
CVSS
HIGH 8.6
CISA KEV
Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published
2025-06-10
Original CVE updated
2025-06-10
Advisory published
2025-06-10
Advisory updated
2025-06-10

Who should care

Organizations using SinoTrack IOT PC Platform or SinoTrack GPS receiver deployments should pay attention, especially teams that administer the web management interface, operate exposed fleet-management systems, or publish device photos/labels that could reveal identifiers.

Technical summary

The advisory describes an information disclosure / account-enumeration weakness in the web management interface: usernames are constrained to the device identifier, a numeric value up to 10 digits. That makes valid target discovery easier because identifiers can be guessed from nearby values or by sampling digit sequences. CISA’s supplied CVSS v3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L (8.6 HIGH).

Defensive priority

High. Prioritize if the management interface is reachable beyond a trusted admin network or if device identifiers are visible in public photos or other externally accessible materials.

Recommended defensive actions

  • Change any default password to a unique, complex password as soon as practical in the management interface.
  • Conceal the device identifier; remove or replace public photographs that expose the sticker or label if needed.
  • Restrict access to the web management interface to trusted administrative networks or other tightly controlled paths.
  • Inventory affected SinoTrack devices and treat the advisory as applicable to all versions listed in the CSAF notice.
  • Follow CISA ICS recommended practices and broader ICS hardening guidance referenced in the advisory.
  • Contact SinoTrack through the vendor help center for product-specific guidance and updates.

Evidence notes

Based on CISA advisory ICSA-25-160-01 (published and modified 2025-06-10), which states that usernames for the web management interface are limited to the device identifier and can be enumerated by an attacker. The CSAF lists SinoTrack IOT PC Platform vers:all/* as affected, includes mitigation guidance to change the default password and conceal the device identifier, and notes that SinoTrack did not respond to CISA’s coordination request.

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

  • CVE-2025-5485 CVE Program record

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-5485

    CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.

  • CVE-2025-5485 NVD vulnerability detail

    Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

    URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-5485

    NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

  • Source item URL

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/OT/white/2025/icsa-25-160-01.json

    cisa_csaf

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-25-160-01

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/resources-tools/resources/ics-recommended-practices

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Cybersecurity_Best_Practices_for_Industrial_Control_Systems.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/topics/industrial-control-systems

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/sites/default/files/publications/emailscams0905.pdf

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ncas/tips/ST04-014

    Reference

  • Source reference

    Unverified legacy reference

    URL: https://www.cisa.gov/uscert/ics/alerts/ICS-ALERT-10-301-01

    Reference

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.