CVE-2018-9149 describes an unprotected UART on Zyxel Multy X (AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi System) devices, allowing an attacker with physical access to log in as root using a default password ("1234") and enable the TELNET service as a backdoor. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating that physical access is required, but once achieved, it grants high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available, nor is there evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:ac3000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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