CVE-2022-36159 (GCVE-0-2022-36159)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2022-09-26 10:07
Modified
2025-05-21 17:55
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- n/a
Summary
Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.
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