MEDIUM SEVERITY

CVE-2004-2557

Wg602 vulnerability

CVSS
5.0
EPSS
3.0%
EPSS pct
86th
Exploited
No known
NetGear WG602 (aka WG602v1) Wireless Access Point 1.7.14 has a hardcoded account of username "superman" and password "21241036", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration.
Affected vendor
Netgear
Affected product
Wg602
CVSS vector
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N
Published
2004-12-31

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no authentication. Successful exploitation leads to partial impact to integrity.

Its EPSS score of 3.0% reflects a lower probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 86% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2004-2557

  • Confirm whether Netgear Wg602 is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2004-2557.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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