GL.iNet Brume 2 (GL-MT2500)

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GL.iNet Brume 2 (GL-MT2500)
Security Grade
   
     F
   
Calculator v1
GL.iNet Brume 2 (GL-MT2500)
   Brand: GL.iNet 
   Category: Router • Model / Gen: Brume 2 GL-MT2500
   Release Date: 2022-10-16 • Status: 
   Classification Date: 2026-10-25 • Official Website

Security Evaluation

1. Device Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Known hardware tampering Very common [1] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. Physical interfaces and recovery controls are documented.
Known vulnerabilities Very common 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. Vendor advisories cover GL-MT2500 through 4.7.0 and identify 4.7.4 fixes.
Prior attacks Very common 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. No model-matched evidence of involvement in prior IoT attacks was established. Platform incidents or vulnerability demonstrations do not determine this score.
Updatability Rare [2] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 2/3; candidates {1,2}. Not a demonstrated finding. Model-specific updates and active support are documented; no fixed release cadence is guaranteed. The frequency label requires assessor confirmation.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

2. System Security

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Authentication with other systems No [3] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. Authenticated VPN and management paths are available; coverage across optional services and recovery paths is not fully verified.
Communications No encryption [4] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. HTTPS and VPN support are documented, while HTTP management is also described. A single communications score requires an explicit channel baseline.
Storage No encryption 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. Device-flash encryption remains unverified. Data-folder encryption, encrypted backups or firmware-package flags are insufficient evidence for this field.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

3. User Authentication

Criterion Value Proof Comment
Account management Basic [5] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 2/3; candidates {1,2}. Not a demonstrated finding. The documented interface supports administrator password management. A full local multi-user privilege lifecycle has not been established.
Authentication Basic 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 2/3; candidates {1,2}. Not a demonstrated finding. Local administrator password authentication is documented; MFA and all recovery paths are not verified for the selected firmware.
Brute-force protection Absent 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 3/3; candidates {1,2,3}. Not a demonstrated finding. No version-matched failed-login throttling or lockout rule was established for local management.
Event logging Partial logging 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 2/3; candidates {1,2}. Not a demonstrated finding. System logs can be viewed and exported; complete local access-event coverage has not been established for firmware 4.7.4.
Passwords Require change after setup [6] 🔗 Proof PROVISIONAL ASSUMPTION 2/3; candidates {1,2}. Not a demonstrated finding. First-use password creation is documented. Current generic complexity rules still require firmware-4.7.4 applicability confirmation.
Category Score Score: 3 / 3

Technical Specifications

Property Details
Operating System & App GL.iNet firmware 4.x (MTK OpenWrt 21.02); vendor table lists 4.7.4 (Companion App: GL.iNet mobile app)
Hardware (CPU / GPU) CPU: MediaTek MT7981B, dual-core 1.3 GHz • GPU:
Memory & Storage Memory: 1 GB DDR4 • Storage: 8 GB eMMC
Power, Battery & Charging Battery: Externally powered; no operating battery specified (RTC backup not assessed) • Power: USB-C 5 V / 2 A input; consumption <2.6 W • Charging: Not applicable to normal external-power operation
Display & Camera Display: • Camera:
Sound & Connectivity Sound: • Connectivity: 1×2.5GbE WAN, 1×1GbE LAN, USB 3.0; no built-in Wi-Fi
Physical (Dimensions & Mass) Dimensions: 70 × 70 × 22 mm • Mass: 60 g


PROVISIONAL CONSERVATIVE SCENARIO — NOT CONFIRMED DEVICE DEFECTS. Unknown items use the upper-bound score by submitter request. The letter grade below is temporary, subject to further evidence and administrator review.


Provisional assessment — not administrator approved

Conservative provisional rating: F; GRAS 9/9.

This is an explicitly assumed upper-bound document-review scenario, not a confirmed dangerousness finding or an administrator-approved classification. On 25 October 2026 the submitter authorized selecting the highest evidence-consistent candidate score for each criterion. A completely unknown item is temporarily scored 3. The selected labels such as Very common, No encryption, No authentication or Absent do NOT establish that those conditions were observed. Unknown is not evidence of absence.

No physical device, installed firmware or actual configuration was inspected. Missing optional hardware parameters remain blank. Administrator-only classification date and calculator-version fields have not been set. The official classification may remain blank until administrator approval.

Scope

GL-MT2500塑料外壳款;区分GL-MT2500A铝壳款,不假定安装了某版固件。

Calculation

Using the published methodology: ceil(mean of Device 4 criteria)) + ceil(mean of System 3 criteria)) + ceil(mean of User 5 criteria)).

  • Device CATS: 3
  • System CATS: 3
  • User CATS: 3
  • GRAS: 9; provisional grade: F
  • Evidence-consistent outer range before selecting the conservative scenario: 4–9, candidate grades A / A- / B / C / D / F. This is an uncertainty envelope, not a statistical confidence interval.

Criterion assumptions and evidence gaps

Criterion Selected CRIS Candidate scores Basis
device_known_hardware_tampering 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
device_known_vulnerabilties 3 {2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
device_prior_attacks 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
device_updatability 2 {1, 2} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
system_authentication_with_other_systems 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
system_communications 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
system_storage 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
user_authentication_account_management 2 {1, 2} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
user_authentication_authentication 2 {1, 2} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
user_authentication_brute_force_protection 3 {1, 2, 3} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
user_authentication_event_logging 2 {1, 2} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.
user_authentication_passwords 2 {1, 2} Upper-bound assumption; not a demonstrated defect.

Hardware and date limitations

  • parent_company: Not established; left blank. 未把品牌所有者、制造商或历史投资人直接等同为母公司;可选字段可暂留空
  • release_date: 2022-10-16 公开介绍日期替代;未证实首销日
  • status: Not established; left blank. 产品页存在不充分证明指定硬件版本仍在售;销售状态可选,待地区/修订状态确认
  • operating_system: GL.iNet firmware 4.x (MTK OpenWrt 21.02); vendor table lists 4.7.4 不代表实机已安装该版
  • gpu: Not established; left blank. 型号资料未明确GPU型号;不以没有外接显示输出推断没有GPU
  • battery: Externally powered; no operating battery specified (RTC backup not assessed) 只描述工作供电方式;不据此断言主板完全没有备份电池
  • charging: Not applicable to normal external-power operation 这是有线供电设备的工作充电字段;不涉及给手机充电或PoE输出
  • display: Not established; left blank. 型号手册未明确该硬件;留空而非无证据写None
  • camera: Not established; left blank. 型号手册未明确该硬件;留空而非无证据写None
  • sound: Not established; left blank. 型号手册未明确该硬件;留空而非无证据写None

Basic and hardware sources

Review status

Document review date: 2026-10-25 (Asia/Shanghai). Provisional scenario requested by the submitter. The numerical calculation above is not a claim of administrator approval. The page must be read back after saving; any CAPTCHA, database error, moderation queue, or missing official grade remains an outstanding submission step.