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CVE-2019-15801

HIGH · CVSS 7.5 EPSS 1.49%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2019-11-14 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2019-15801
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.5
EPSS
1.49%

Original NVD Description

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 hardcoded cryptographic key found elsewhere in the firmware, these passwords can be decrypted. This is related to fds_sys_passDebugPasswd_ret() and fds_sys_passRecoveryPasswd_ret() in libfds.so.0.0.

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