CVE-2017-8771
CRITICALBE126 WIFI Repeater 1.0 - Use of Hard-coded Credentials
Title source: llmDescription
On BE126 WIFI repeater 1.0 devices, an attacker can log into telnet (which is open by default) with default credentials as root (username:"root" password:"root"). The attacker can make a user that is connected to the repeater click on a malicious link that will log into the telnet and will infect the device with malicious code.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
http://www.digitalwhisper.co.il/files/Zines/0x56/DW86-1-RepeaterHack.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0140
EPSS Percentile
69.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-798
Status
published
Products (1)
twsz/wifi_repeater_firmware
Published
Sep 20, 2017
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026