CVE-2020-295839.8CriticalCWE-522

CVE-2020-29583: ZyXel USG - Hardcoded Credentials

Zyxel · Multiple Products

Vendor fix available · Affected: Zyxel Multiple Products · Exploitation: in CISA KEV since 3 Nov 2021

Not in CyberSIXT coverage yet: no article names this CVE. This page shows the public record.

ExploitationIn CISA KEV

In CISA KEVCISA KEV catalogue3 Nov 2021
Exploited (reported): not seen
Scanning observed: not seen
Proof of concept public: not seen
Not established: not seen

90.0%probability of exploitation in the next 30 days

99th percentile

050100

Higher than 99% of scored CVEs

9.8CriticalCVSS 3.1

LowMediumHighCrit.

DescriptionCVE.org

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.

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Exploitation: Exploited in the wild. Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalogue.
CISA KEV: Listed since 3 Nov 2021 · catalogue entry
Public check: ZyXel USG - Hardcoded Credentials · nuclei template in projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
Weakness: Insufficiently Protected Credentials · Authentication
Vendor: Zyxel
Published: December 2020
Band: Exploited in the wild, December 2020

What changed

3 Nov 2021
CISA added it to the KEV catalogue CISA

CoverageNo articles yet

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