CVE-2008-1160

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 14.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-03-25 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-798

Description

ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 has a hard-coded password for the Quagga and Zebra processes that is not changed when it is set by a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Affected products

Zyxel Zywall 1050 Firmware: all versions

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237
http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237
http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references

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