6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-9149
Zyxel Multy X UART Backdoor Vulnerability
Description

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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 1, 2018, 6:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 14, 2019, 2:01 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zyxel ac3000_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7f Exploit Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9149 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 14, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C) (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    May. 15, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7f No Types Assigned https://www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7f Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:ac3000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:ac3000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.00%

score

0.38858

percentile

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