Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Apr 1, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-9149
CVE-2018-9149
Description
The Zyxel Multy X (AC3000 Tri-Band WiFi System) device doesn't use a suitable mechanism to protect the UART. After an attacker dismantles the device and uses a USB-to-UART cable to connect the device, he can use the 1234 password for the root account to login to the system. Furthermore, an attacker can start the device's TELNET service as a backdoor.
Affected products
1Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.slideshare.net/secret/qrHwDOJ71eLg7fnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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