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CVE-2018-9149

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.8
Exploit probability—
ProductZyxel Ac3000 Firmware
PublishedApr 1, 2018
First seenApr 1, 2018

How to fix

Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
zyxel ac3000_firmwareNo range specified—

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