High severity7.3NVD Advisory· Published May 27, 2026· Updated May 28, 2026

CVE-2026-36538

Description

Netis AC1200 Router NC21 V4.0.1.4296 contains a hard-coded root credential stored in /etc/shadow.sample. The password for the root account is set to the trivially weak value root, allowing an attacker with access to the device to authenticate as root and gain full control of the underlying operating system.

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Affected products

Netis/AC1200 Router NC21llm-fuzzy
Range: = V4.0.1.4296

Patches

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References

netis-system.comnvd
github.com/sir3ns/cve-disclosure/blob/main/CVE-2026-36538/readme.mdnvd

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