CVE-2008-1160
CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 14.8%EU EUVD
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.
Key facts
- CVSS score
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Severity
- CRITICAL
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-798
- EPSS score
- 14.8% (97th percentile)
- In CISA KEV
- No
- In EU EUVD
- Yes (EUVD-2008-1169)
- Published
- March 25, 2008
- NVD last modified
- June 16, 2026
- Status
- Modified
EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)
This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1169 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.
View on the EU Vulnerability DatabaseAffected products
- zyxel / zywall 1050
- zyxel / zywall 1050 firmware
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf(Broken Link)
- http://secunia.com/advisories/29237(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/(Broken Link, URL Repurposed)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184(Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references(Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS
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