CVE-2008-1160

CRITICAL

ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 - Privilege Escalation

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2008-1160. PoCs published by Pranav Joshi.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This is a vulnerability writeup describing an authentication bypass in ZyXEL ZyWALL's Quagga/Zebra routing daemon. The default password 'zebra' remains unchanged even after modifying the appliance password, allowing unauthorized access to routing information.

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

This is a vulnerability writeup describing an authentication bypass in ZyXEL ZyWALL's Quagga/Zebra routing daemon. The default password 'zebra' remains unchanged even after modifying the appliance password, allowing unauthorized access to routing information.

Classification
Writeup 100%
Attack Type
Auth Bypass
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZyXEL ZyWALL (Quagga/Zebra routing daemon)
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to ports 2601, 2602, or 2604
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (7)

Core 7
Core References
Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_xf
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory third-party-advisory x_refsource_secunia
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237
Broken Link, Vendor Advisory vdb-entry x_refsource_vupen
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.1629
EPSS Percentile 95.0%
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