Vulnerability Details CVE-2018-9149
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.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.0
EPSS Ranking 12.9%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 6.8
CVSS v2 Score 7.2
References
Products affected by CVE-2018-9149
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