CRITICAL
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
Published Mar 25, 2008
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.1
EPSS 14.76%
Description
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.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- n/a
Running on/with
- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
7.5 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
14.76% 0.14761
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.14761
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (21 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 14.76% (0.14761) | 96.59th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 14.76% (0.14761) | 96.24th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jan 13, 2026 | 16.29% (0.16288) | 94.61th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Nov 27, 2025 | 29.21% (0.29212) | 96.39th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Oct 19, 2025 | 16.11% (0.16112) | 94.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| May 15, 2025 | 9.75% (0.09752) | 92.51th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 8.48% (0.08479) | 91.53th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 17.03% (0.17030) | 91.70th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 8.48% (0.08479) | 91.48th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 19, 2025 | 7.46% (0.07458) | 90.66th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 4.88% (0.04877) | 88.83th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jan 27, 2025 | 14.34% (0.14339) | 95.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 18.74% (0.18744) | 96.42th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 14, 2024 | 18.31% (0.18307) | 96.02th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 8, 2023 | 15.65% (0.15654) | 95.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 3, 2023 | 16.30% (0.16300) | 95.34th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 14, 2023 | 19.02% (0.19021) | 95.50th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 16.01% (0.16012) | 95.03th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 92.15th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 91.41th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 6.79% (0.06790) | 79.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (7)
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf x_refsource_MISCBroken Link
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29237 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory
- http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/ x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkURL Repurposed
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424 vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289 exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf | x_refsource_MISCBroken Link | |
| http://secunia.com/advisories/29237 | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIABroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/ | x_refsource_MISCBroken LinkURL Repurposed | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references | vdb-entryx_refsource_VUPENBroken LinkVendor Advisory | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XFThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289 | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 25, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 5, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1160
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a