{"id":"CVE-2016-10401","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2016-10401","generatedAt":"2026-11-05T04:40:58.665Z","title":"ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).","description":"ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).","published":"2017-07-25T18:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T00:39:36.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-255"],"affected":["zyxel/pk5001z firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.1234,"percentile":0.9621,"date":"2026-11-04","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.09331,"percentile":0.95216},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.12113,"percentile":0.95962}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2017-10-31","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43105,"kind":"exploit","title":"ZyXEL PK5001Z Modem - Backdoor Account","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43105","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/43105.txt","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/43105.txt","published":"2017-10-31","added":"2017-11-01","updated":"2017-11-01","author":"Matthew Sheimo","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2016-10401"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.3%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-22T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.12113,"from":0.09331,"percentile":0.95962},"summary":"EPSS moved from 9.3% to 12.1% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=62266","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43105/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://forum.openwrt.org/viewtopic.php?id=62266","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43105/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10401","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}