CVE-2020-15833

CRITICAL

Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std - Use of Hard-coded Credentials for Root SSH Access

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

An issue was discovered on Mofi Network MOFI4500-4GXeLTE 4.1.5-std devices. The Dropbear SSH daemon has been modified to accept an alternate hard-coded path to a public key that allows root access. This key is stored in a /rom location that cannot be modified by the device owner.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Patch, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://mofinetwork.com/index.php?main_page=page&id=14
Technical Description, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://www.criticalstart.com/critical-vulnerabilities-discovered-in-mofi-routers/

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.0165
EPSS Percentile 73.4%
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)
mofinetwork/mofi4500-4gxelte_firmware 4.1.5-std
Published Feb 01, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026