Description
Firmware version 4.60 of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password. The password for this account can be found in cleartext in the firmware. This account can be used by someone to login to the ssh server or web interface with admin privileges.
Published: 2020-12-22
Score: 9.8 Critical
EPSS: 94.4% High
KEV: Yes
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 22 Oct 2025 00:30:00 +0000


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Mon, 10 Feb 2025 23:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'active', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 04 Feb 2025 21:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics kev

{'dateAdded': '2021-11-03'}

ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Subscriptions

Zyxel Atp100 Atp100 Firmware Atp100w Atp100w Firmware Atp200 Atp200 Firmware Atp500 Atp500 Firmware Atp700 Atp700 Firmware Atp800 Atp800 Firmware Usg110 Usg1100 Usg1100 Firmware Usg110 Firmware Usg1900 Usg1900 Firmware Usg20-vpn Usg20-vpn Firmware Usg20w-vpn Usg20w-vpn Firmware Usg210 Usg210 Firmware Usg2200 Usg2200 Firmware Usg310 Usg310 Firmware Usg40 Usg40 Firmware Usg40w Usg40w Firmware Usg60 Usg60 Firmware Usg60w Usg60w Firmware Usg Flex 100 Usg Flex 100 Firmware Usg Flex 100w Usg Flex 100w Firmware Usg Flex 200 Usg Flex 200 Firmware Usg Flex 500 Usg Flex 500 Firmware Usg Flex 700 Usg Flex 700 Firmware Vpn100 Vpn1000 Vpn1000 Firmware Vpn100 Firmware Vpn300 Vpn300 Firmware Vpn50 Vpn50 Firmware Zywall110 Zywall1100 Zywall1100 Firmware Zywall110 Firmware Zywall310 Zywall310 Firmware
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2025-10-21T23:35:31.245Z

Reserved: 2020-12-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-29583

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-04T16:55:10.633Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2020-12-22T22:15:14.443

Modified: 2025-11-07T22:03:10.220

Link: CVE-2020-29583

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses