CVE-2019-15801
Using the hardcoded cryptographic key found elsewhere in the firmware, these passwords can be decrypted.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.49%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.49% probability · 74th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-798
- Affected
- zyxel/gs1900-8 firmware · zyxel/gs1900-8hp firmware · zyxel/gs1900-10hp firmware · zyxel/gs1900-16 firmware · zyxel/gs1900-24e firmware · zyxel/gs1900-24 firmware · zyxel/gs1900-24hp firmware · zyxel/gs1900-48 firmware · zyxel/gs1900-48hp firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.5% 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
- https://jasper.la/exploring-zyxel-gs1900-firmware-with-ghidra.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zyxel.com/support/gs1900-switch-vulnerabilities.shtmlVendor Advisory
- https://jasper.la/exploring-zyxel-gs1900-firmware-with-ghidra.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.zyxel.com/support/gs1900-switch-vulnerabilities.shtmlVendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.