{"id":"CVE-2019-15802","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2019-15802","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:56:31.186Z","title":"The firmware hashes and encrypts passwords using a hardcoded cryptographic key in sal_util_str_encrypt() in libsal.so.0.0.","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.","published":"2019-11-14T21:15:12.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:21:06.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":5.9,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["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"],"epss":{"score":0.015,"percentile":0.74147,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (1.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://jasper.la/exploring-zyxel-gs1900-firmware-with-ghidra.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.zyxel.com/support/gs1900-switch-vulnerabilities.shtml","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://jasper.la/exploring-zyxel-gs1900-firmware-with-ghidra.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zyxel.com/support/gs1900-switch-vulnerabilities.shtml","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-15802","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."}