CVE-2018-10575
Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is critical, while EPSS rates exploitation at 8.4%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
- 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
- 8.38% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 September 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- watchguard/ap200 firmware · watchguard/ap102 firmware · watchguard/ap100 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 6.4% on 21 September 2026 to 8.4% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 8.5% on 22 September 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://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIyVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixesVendor Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIyVendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/
- https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixesVendor Advisory
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