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CVE-2018-9149

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.

Published

2018-04-01T18:29:00.287

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:15:04.850

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.8 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

  • Access Vector: LOCAL
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: NONE
  • Confidentiality Impact: COMPLETE
  • Integrity Impact: COMPLETE
  • Availability Impact: COMPLETE
Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

10.0

Weaknesses
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-798
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System zyxel ac3000_firmware - Yes
Hardware zyxel ac3000 - No
References