Critical severity9.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 2, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2016-8717
CVE-2016-8717
Description
An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.
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Affected products
2- Talos/Moxav5Range: Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0231nvdThird Party Advisory
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