THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2019-12583
CRITICAL SEVERITY

CVE-2019-12583

Uag2100 Firmware vulnerability

CVSS
9.1
EPSS
43.9%
EPSS pct
99th
Exploited
No known
Missing Access Control in the "Free Time" component of several Zyxel UAG, USG, and ZyWall devices allows a remote attacker to generate guest accounts by directly accessing the account generator. This can lead to unauthorised network access or Denial of Service.
Affected vendor
Zyxel
Affected product
Uag2100 Firmware
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-425 — Direct Request (Forced Browsing)
Published
2019-06-27

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to integrity, high impact to availability.

Its EPSS score of 43.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it among the most exploited CVEs currently tracked.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2019-12583

  • Confirm whether Zyxel Uag2100 Firmware is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2019-12583.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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