CVE-2025-9497 (GCVE-0-2025-9497)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-03-28 10:58
Modified
2026-04-01 13:55
CWE
  • CWE-798 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Summary
Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in Microchip Time Provider 4100 allows Malicious Manual Software Update.This issue affects Time Provider 4100: before 2.5.0.
Impacted products
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