What is CVE-2020-28998?

CVE-2020-28998 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2020-28998?

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

Vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013

CVE-2020-28998

An issue was discovered on Geeni GNC-CW013 doorbell 1.8.1 devices. A vulnerability exists in the Telnet service that allows a remote attacker to take full control of the device with a high-privileged account. The vulnerability exists because a system account has a default and static password.

EPSS: 0.028 (85.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Mygeeni Gnc-cw013
Mygeeni Gnc-cw013_firmware — versions 1.8.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-28998?: CVE-2020-28998 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Mygeeni Gnc-Cw013, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2021-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2020-28998?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.