Is CVE-2008-1259 being actively exploited?

CVE-2008-1259 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2008-1259?

CVE-2008-1259 has a CVSS 2.0 base score of 9.3 (HIGH).

CVE-2008-1259

HIGH · CVSS 9.3EPSS 2.4%EU EUVD

The Zyxel P-2602HW-D1A router with 3.40(AJZ.1) firmware maintains authentication state by IP address, which allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by establishing a session from a source IP address of a user who previously authenticated within the previous 5 minutes.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.3 (v2.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Weakness (CWE): CWE-287
EPSS score: 2.4% (84th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2008-1267)
Published: March 10, 2008
NVD last modified: June 16, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2008-1267 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 7, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

zyxel / p-2602hw-d1a

References

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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