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Edimax IP Camera Vulnerability: A Comedy of Errors and Botnets
The zero-day vulnerability CVE-2025-1316 has been exploited in Edimax devices since at least May 2024. Despite Akamai’s warnings, Edimax claims the flaw can’t be patched due to the age of the devices. Meanwhile, Mirai-based botnets are having a field day, proving that even in the digital age, age is just a number.
Hot Take:
In the latest episode of “The Internet of Things That Should Probably Stay Offline,” Edimax devices have been caught with their virtual pants down! Who knew that IP cameras could have such a vibrant social life, mingling with Mirai-based botnets and all? Maybe it’s time for Edimax to consider an upgrade, or at least attend a security seminar. Meanwhile, Akamai plays detective, while we sit back and enjoy this cybersecurity soap opera unfold.
Key Points:
- A zero-day vulnerability, CVE-2025-1316, affects Edimax IC-7100 IP cameras and potentially other IoT products.
- The vulnerability has been exploited in the wild since at least May 2024 by Mirai-based botnets.
- Akamai reported the issue to Edimax in October 2024, but no action was taken until media coverage pressured a response.
- Edimax claims the affected devices are over a decade old and can’t be patched due to lack of source code and development environment.
- Exploitation requires authentication, but attackers use default credentials to gain access.
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