CVE-2008-1160
highpriority · attend · 54OT risk · highEPSS 0.148 · 97 %ileexploit · functionalEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 has a hard-coded password for the Quagga and Zebra processes that is not changed when it is set by a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-5289ZYXEL ZyWALL Quagga/Zebra - 'Default Password' Remote Code Executionfunctional · exploit_db
affected products (4)
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also known as (4)
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sources
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references (14)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdfenisa_euvd
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29237enisa_euvd
- http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184enisa_euvd
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/referencesenisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424enisa_euvd
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdfBroken Linknvd
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