Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2025-3646 is an authorization bypass in the Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform through 1.7.31. An unauthorized person could become a shared owner of a device and see owner information. This is a privacy and control issue for connected feeders, especially where devices are tied to household accounts.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority consumer IoT exposure if Petlibro feeders are used in managed residences, facilities, or executive households. Prioritize ownership review, updates, and vendor confirmation rather than broad enterprise emergency response.
Technical view
The issue is CWE-306: missing authentication or permission enforcement in the device share API. The CVSS 3.1 score is 7.3, with network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges, and no user interaction. Reported impact includes limited confidentiality, integrity, and availability effects.
Likely exposure
Exposure is likely limited to Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform deployments through version 1.7.31. The bundle provides no CPEs and does not confirm which mobile apps, cloud tenants, regions, or device models map to the vulnerable platform version.
Exploitation context
The bundle does not indicate active exploitation, and KEV is false. Public research and VulnCheck describe the authorization weakness, but no cited source here confirms in-the-wild attacks. Risk remains meaningful because the issue is remotely reachable and requires no prior account privileges or user interaction.
Researcher notes
The affected record has limited product metadata and no CPEs. It lists Petlibro platform through 1.7.31, but the affected entry includes sparse version data. Avoid assuming models or fixes not named in the sources. Validate exposure through vendor materials and observable account-sharing state.
Mitigation direction
- Check Petlibro guidance for fixed platform, app, firmware, or cloud-side changes.
- Update Petlibro apps and feeder firmware where vendor updates are available.
- Review shared users on Petlibro feeder devices and remove unrecognized access.
- Rotate account credentials if unexpected sharing or owner information exposure is suspected.
- Monitor vendor communications because the bundle does not name a definitive patch.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Petlibro smart feeder devices and associated account owners.
- Confirm platform, app, and firmware versions against vendor guidance.
- Review device sharing lists for unknown or unexpected users.
- Check account activity or notifications for unexplained device-sharing changes.
- Document uncertainty where platform version mapping is not visible to users.
Public sources used
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Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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ATT&CK lookup starting points
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CWE-306: Credential and account abuse lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookupPrivilege behavior lookup
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.3 (3.1)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CNA and ADP enrichment extracted from CVE v5
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SSVC decision data
CVSS vector scores
2 official scoresWe collect every scored CVSS vector available in the official CNA and ADP containers. When more than one version is present, the table keeps the source vectors side by side instead of collapsing them into the highest score.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L3.93.4VulnCheckCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N——VulnCheckVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 4.0 score
6.9MediumVector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Base CVSS 3.1 score
7.3HighVector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
Vulnerability timeline
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- CVE reservedCVE Program
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- CVE publishedCVE Program
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- CVE updatedCVE Program
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ADP provider summaries
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- Security Research: Petlibro: Your Pet Feeder Is Feeding Data To Anyone Who AsksCVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory, technical-description
- VulnCheck Advisory: Petlibro Smart Pet Feeder Platform through 1.7.31 Authorization Bypass via Device Share APICVE reference, VulnCheck · third-party-advisory
Products and packages named in the record
CWE details
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Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Missing Authentication for Critical Function represents a recurring weakness pattern that can create exploitable paths when design, validation, or implementation controls are missing.