What is CVE-2008-1529?

CVE-2008-1529 is a vulnerability in Zyxel Prestige 660, classified under CWE-255. Published 2008-03-26.

Is CVE-2008-1529 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Zyxel Prestige 660

CVE-2008-1529

ZyXEL Prestige routers have a minimum password length for the admin account that is too small, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via brute force methods.

Published 2008-03-26 · last modified 2026-06-16.

CVSS v2 metric

CVSS v2 base score 5.0 (Medium). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 68th percentile — 67.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Zyxel Prestige 660 — versions h-d1, h-d3
Zyxel Prestige 661 — versions hw-d1
Zyxel Zynos — versions 3.40

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-255

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ARPSyndicate/cve-scores

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2008-1529?: CVE-2008-1529 is a vulnerability in Zyxel Prestige 660, classified under CWE-255. Published 2008-03-26.
Is CVE-2008-1529 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.