What is CVE-2019-15801?

CVE-2019-15801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Gs1900-10hp, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.

How severe is CVE-2019-15801?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-15801 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Zyxel Gs1900-10hp

CVE-2019-15801

An issue was discovered on Zyxel GS1900 devices with firmware before 2.50(AAHH.0)C0. The firmware image contains encrypted passwords that are used to authenticate users wishing to access a diagnostics or password-recovery menu. Using the h…

EPSS: 0.015 (71.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Public proof-of-concept exploits

jasperla/realtek_

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15801?: CVE-2019-15801 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Gs1900-10hp, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-14.
How severe is CVE-2019-15801?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15801 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.