CVE-2018-9149

Published Apr 1, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 6.8 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-20748 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.
History

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Weaknesses
  • CWE-798

    Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 7:17 AM
Reserved
Mar 30, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Apr 1, 2018, 6:29 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:06 AM