CVE-2015-7251
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 10.67% probability · 96th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 20 November 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255
- Affected
- zte/zxhn h108n r1a firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 8.0% on 21 September 2026 to 10.7% on 26 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77421
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38773/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/391604Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZDJWAThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/77421
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38773/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/391604Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZDJWAThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.