CVE-2014-8656

Severity: critical (CVSS 10.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 10.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-11-06 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The Compal Broadband Networks (CBN) CH6640E and CG6640E Wireless Gateway 1.0 with firmware CH6640-3.5.11.7-NOSH have a default password of (1) admin for the admin account and (2) compalbn for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access to certain sensitive information via unspecified vectors.

Affected products

Compal Broadband Networks Cg6640E Wireless Gateway: 1.0
Compal Broadband Networks Ch664Oe Wireless Gateway: 1.0
Compal Broadband Networks Firmware: ch6640-3.5.11.7-nosh

References

http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113836
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128860/CBN-CH6640E-CG6640E-Wireless-Gateway-XSS-CSRF-DoS-Disclosure.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35075
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5203.php
http://osvdb.org/show/osvdb/113836
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128860/CBN-CH6640E-CG6640E-Wireless-Gateway-XSS-CSRF-DoS-Disclosure.html
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/35075
http://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2014-5203.php

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