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CVE-2018-9149 Details

Description

The Zyxel Multy X (AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi System) device doesn't use a suitable mechanism to protect the UART. After an attacker dismantles the device and uses a USB-to-UART cable to connect the device, he can use the 1234 password for the root account to login to the system. Furthermore, an attacker can start the device's TELNET service as a backdoor.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:6.8 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7f CVEExploitThird Party Advisory
https://www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7f [email protected]ExploitThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
zyxel ac3000 firmware
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:ac3000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
zyxel ac3000
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:ac3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-9149
NVD Published Date:
Apr 1, 2018
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-9149 Details - Not Deferred