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CVE-2008-5848

• Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 3.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2009-01-06 · updated 2026-06-16
• Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The Advantech ADAM-6000 module has 00000000 as its default password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access through an HTTP session, and (1) monitor or (2) control the module's Modbus/TCP I/O activity.

Affected products

• Advantech Adam-6015: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6017: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6018: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6022: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6024: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6050: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6050W: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6051: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6051W: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6052: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6060: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6060W: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6066: all versions
• Advantech Adam-6501: all versions

References

• http://ruxcon.org.au/files/2008/SIFT-Ruxcon2008-SCADA-Hacking-Modbus-Enabled-Devices.pdf
• http://support.advantech.com.tw/support/DownloadSRDetail.aspx?SR_ID=1-95WMW
• http://www.ruxcon.org.au/presentations.shtml#13
• http://ruxcon.org.au/files/2008/SIFT-Ruxcon2008-SCADA-Hacking-Modbus-Enabled-Devices.pdf
• http://support.advantech.com.tw/support/DownloadSRDetail.aspx?SR_ID=1-95WMW
• http://www.ruxcon.org.au/presentations.shtml#13

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