CVE-2016-10401

ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).

CVSS v3 8.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 9.0 HIGH

8.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

9.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=62266	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43105/

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:pk5001z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:pk5001z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-07-25 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:15

NVD link : CVE-2016-10401

Mitre link : CVE-2016-10401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-10401

JSON object : View

Products Affected

zyxel

pk5001z
pk5001z_firmware

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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