High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Dec 14, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2020-29669
CVE-2020-29669
Description
In the Macally WIFISD2-2A82 Media and Travel Router 2.000.010, the Guest user is able to reset its own password. This process has a vulnerability which can be used to take over the administrator account and results in shell access. As the admin user may read the /etc/shadow file, the password hashes of each user (including root) can be dumped. The root hash can be cracked easily which results in a complete system compromise.
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Affected products
2- Macally/WIFISD2-2A82 Media and Travel Routerdescription
- Range: = 2.000.010
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- packetstormsecurity.com/files/160478/Macally-WIFISD2-2A82-2.000.010-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- drive.google.com/file/d/1PpiRhhfph8U_0KAoIp0AnwY3mVtp-R-g/viewnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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