8.8high
CVE-2016-10401in critical feed1 exploit
ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root acco…
Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON
CVSS
8.8
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
12.3%
percentile 96%
Public exploits
1
Exploit-DB
Summary
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).
Exploit prediction (EPSS)
12.34% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 96% of all scored CVEs.
Exploits and detections
- EDB-43105 ZyXEL PK5001Z Modem - Backdoor Account · remote · 2017-10-31
CVSS scores
| Assigned by | Version | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 9.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
- CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors
References
- forum.openwrt.org /viewtopic.php?id=62266 · x_refsource_MISC, x_transferred
- exploit-db.com /exploits/43105/ · exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB, x_transferred
Sources
- CVE List: CVE-2016-10401
- NVD: CVE-2016-10401
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