ZyXEL USG 4.60 SSH Server/Web Interface hard-coded password

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A vulnerability was found in ZyXEL USG 4.60. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component SSH Server/Web Interface. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Firmware version 4.60 of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password. The password for this account can be found in cleartext in the firmware. This account can be used by someone to login to the ssh server or web interface with admin privileges.

The weakness was shared 12/23/2020. The advisory is available at ftp.zyxel.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2020-29583. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 02/05/2025). This vulnerability is assigned to T1078.001 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as highly functional. This issue was added on 11/03/2021 to the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog with a due date of 05/03/2022:

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Productinfo

Vendor

ZyXEL

Name

Version

4.60

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.3
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NVD Base Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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