CVE-2014-0329

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Published Feb 4, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 9.3 Critical EPSS 8.5% KEV · Not listed

Description

The TELNET service on the ZTE ZXV10 W300 router 2.1.0 has a hardcoded password ending with airocon for the admin account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access by leveraging knowledge of the MAC address characters present at the beginning of the password.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:h:zte:zxv10_w300:2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 8.5% (8.521% probability within 30 days)

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References

Link	Providers
http://blog.alguien.at/2014/02/hackeando-el-router-zte-zxv10-w300-v21.html
http://osvdb.org/102816
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/125142/ZTE-ZXV10-W300-Hardcoded-Credentials.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/228886
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/65310
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/90958

History

Jul 15, 2025 1:45 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics	epss `{'score': 0.31322}`	epss `{'score': 0.26347}`

Subscriptions

Zte Zxv10 W300

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:13 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: certcc
Published: Feb 4, 2014, 2:00 AM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 9:13 AM
Reserved: Dec 5, 2013, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 4, 2014, 5:39 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:02 AM

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