MEDIUM
ZyXEL Prestige routers have a minimum password length for the admin account that is too small, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via brute force methods
Published Mar 26, 2008
5.0
MEDIUMCVSS 2.0
EPSS 1.22%
Description
ZyXEL Prestige routers have a minimum password length for the admin account that is too small, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via brute force methods.
Affected products
No data.
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.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.22% 0.01218
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01218
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 (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01218) | 67.54th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.22% (0.01218) | 64.57th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.32% (0.00319) | 52.75th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.44% (0.00443) | 75.74th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 72.09th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.38% (0.00377) | 68.59th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.61th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 17, 2023 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 66.22th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 64.21th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.21% (0.01213) | 40.54th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/ x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_ZyXEL_Gateways.pdf x_refsource_MISC
- http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41513 vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/ | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_ZyXEL_Gateways.pdf | x_refsource_MISC | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded | mailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ | |
| https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41513 | vdb-entryx_refsource_XF |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Mar 26, 2008
Updated Aug 7, 2024
Reserved Mar 25, 2008
Link CVE-2008-1529
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a