CVE-2008-1160

CRITICAL

ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm

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.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WRITEUP VERIFIED

by Pranav Joshi · textremotehardware

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (7)

[Broken Link] http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf

[Broken Link, Vendor Advisory] http://secunia.com/advisories/29237

[Broken Link, URL Repurposed] http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/

[Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184

[Broken Link, Vendor Advisory] http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424

[Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8

EPSS 0.1629

EPSS Percentile 94.8%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE

CWE-798

Status published

Products (1)

zyxel/zywall_1050_firmware

Published Mar 25, 2008

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026