CVE-2008-1160 describes a critical vulnerability in ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 and its firmware, where hard-coded passwords for the Quagga and Zebra processes persist even after user modification. This allows remote attackers to gain elevated privileges. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not currently listed on CISA's KEV catalog, public exploit code exists, including an ExploitDB entry for remote code execution, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_1050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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