CVE-2017-16727
An unauthorized user can access the device without a password.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.96%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A Credentials Management issue was discovered in Moxa NPort W2150A versions prior to 1.11, and NPort W2250A versions prior to 1.11. The default password is empty on the device. An unauthorized user can access the device without a password. An unauthorized user has the ability to completely compromise the confidentiality and integrity of the wireless traffic.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.96% probability · 80th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-255, CWE-521
- Affected
- moxa/nport w2150a firmware · moxa/nport w2250a firmware
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 2.0% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-355-01Patch, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102254Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-17-355-01Patch, Third 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.