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CVE-2020-29583

n/a n/a — Zyxel Multiple Products
  AV  AC  PR  UI  S  C  I  A   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N  U  H  H  H    9.8   .9015   99.8   YES
AFFECTED
  Product  Versions  Fixed
  n/a      n/a –     —
TIMELINE
  Dec 6   Reserved by mitre
  Dec 22  Published (CNA: mitre)
  Nov 3   Added to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03
CWE-522 · CNA: mitre · CVSS v3.1 · 8 references · KEV due May 3, 2022

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.

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 3 events, chronological
DateEventDetail
December 6, 2020ReservedReserved by mitre
December 22, 2020PublishedPublished (CNA: mitre)
November 3, 2021KEV ADDEDAdded to CISA KEV, remediation due 2022-05-03

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
VendorProduct / PackageEcosystemVersion introducedFixed
n/an/a—n/a—

Weaknesses

CWE-522

References (8)

Related

Authoritative record: CVE-2020-29583 at cve.org

Weaknesses: CWE-522

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