What is CVE-2021-35036?

CVE-2021-35036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Ax7501-b0, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-01.

How severe is CVE-2021-35036?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2021-35036 known to be exploited?

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

Vulnerability in Zyxel Ax7501-b0

CVE-2021-35036

A cleartext storage of information vulnerability in the Zyxel VMG3625-T50B firmware version V5.50(ABTL.0)b2k could allow an authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information from the configuration file.

EPSS: 0.005 (37.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-312 — Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

Public proof-of-concept exploits

minanagehsalalma/zyxel-cve-2021-35036-super-admin-password-leak

References

security@zyxel.com.tw (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-35036?: CVE-2021-35036 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zyxel Ax7501-b0, classified under Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-03-01.
How severe is CVE-2021-35036?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2021-35036 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.