CVE-2020-29583

Firmware version 4.60 of Zyxel USG devices contains an undocumented account (zyfwp) with an unchangeable password. The password for this account can be found in cleartext in the firmware. This account can be used by someone to login to the ssh server or web interface with admin privileges.

  • Published Dec 22, 2020
  • CVSS 9.8 critical
  • 90.2% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS)
  • In CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
  • Public exploit code is available

CVE-2020-29583 at the National Vulnerability Database