ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote att…

published 2015-12-30 10y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2015-7182

cvss: 9.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 10.7%; EPSS 10.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 95%
public exploits: 1; Exploit-DB

ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

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Timeline

2015-11-20 First public exploit (EDB-38773)
2015-12-30 Published

Exploit prediction

10.68% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 95% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

EDB-38773 ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A / ZXV10 W300 Routers - Multiple Vulnerabilities webapps, 2015-11-20

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.0	9.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD	2.0	10.0	AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Classification

Weakness

CWE-255 Credentials Management Errors

References

exploit-db.com /exploits/38773/
exploit
securityfocus.com /bid/77421
vdb-entry
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/BLUU-9ZDJWA
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource
kb.cert.org /vuls/id/391604
third-party-advisory, us-government-resource

Sources

CVE List CVE-2015-7251
NVD CVE-2015-7251

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