Vulnerability · Published Jun 8, 2025 · Assigned by AHA
CVE-2025-3461ON Semiconductor Quantenna Telnet Missing Authentication
Critical 9.1
In plain English
A critical-severity missing authentication in Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset from ON Semiconductor. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 48% of all known vulnerabilities).
Official description
The Quantenna Wi-Fi chips ship with an unauthenticated telnet interface by default. This is an instance of CWE-306, "Missing Authentication for Critical Function," and is estimated as a CVSS 9.1 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N). This issue affects Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset through version 8.0.0.28 of the latest SDK, and appears to be unpatched at the time of this CVE record's first publishing, though the vendor has released a best practices guide for implementors of this chipset.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| ON Semiconductor | Quantenna Wi-Fi chipset | 0 – through 8.0.0.28 |
Weakness: CWE-306 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
References
- https://takeonme.org/cves/cve-2025-3461/ third-party-advisory
- https://community.onsemi.com/s/article/QCS-Quantenna-Wi-Fi-product-support-and-security-best-practices vendor-advisory