CVE-2024-36080

Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-05-19 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

Westermo EDW-100 devices through 2024-05-03 have a hidden root user account with a hardcoded password that cannot be changed. NOTE: this is a serial-to-Ethernet converter that should not be placed at the edge of the network.

Affected products

Westernmo Edw 100: through 2024_05_03

References

https://www.westermo.com/-/media/Files/Cyber-security/westermo_sa_EDW-100_24-05.pdf
https://www.westermo.com/-/media/Files/Cyber-security/westermo_sa_EDW-100_24-05.pdf

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