CVE-2019-15802
The firmware hashes and encrypts passwords using a hardcoded cryptographic key in sal_util_str_encrypt() in libsal.so.0.0.
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
An issue was discovered on Zyxel GS1900 devices with firmware before 2.50(AAHH.0)C0. The firmware hashes and encrypts passwords using a hardcoded cryptographic key in sal_util_str_encrypt() in libsal.so.0.0. The parameters (salt, IV, and key data) are used to encrypt and decrypt all passwords using AES256 in CBC mode. With the parameters known, all previously encrypted passwords can be decrypted. This includes the passwords that are part of configuration backups or otherwise embedded as part of the firmware.
- CVSS 3.1
- 5.9 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 1.50% 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.