What is CVE-2018-15124?

CVE-2018-15124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Zipato Zipabox Smart Home Controller, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-13.

How severe is CVE-2018-15124?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Zipato Zipabox Smart Home Controller

CVE-2018-15124

Weak hashing algorithm in Zipato Zipabox Smart Home Controller BOARD REV - 1 with System Version -118 allows unauthenticated attacker extract clear text passwords and get root access on the device.

Published 2018-08-13 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.011 (63.6th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 63.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kaspersky Lab Zipato Zipabox Smart Home Controller — versions BOARD REV - 1, SYSTEM VERSION -118
Zipato Zipabox
Zipato Zipabox Firmware — versions 118

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

ics-cert.kaspersky.com/advisories/klcert-advisories/2018/08/08/klcert-18-004-zi… (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15124?: CVE-2018-15124 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Kaspersky Lab Zipato Zipabox Smart Home Controller, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-08-13.
How severe is CVE-2018-15124?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.