CVE-2016-8717 | BDVDB-2026-98596 Detail

TalosMoxa

Description#

An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.0: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

No weakness recorded in the source data.

References#

https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0231

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12018-04-02Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-09-16Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2018-04-02
Last modified: 2024-09-16

Vendor information

Vendor: Talos
Product: Moxa

All Talos vulnerabilities

Score

10.0 Critical

EPSS

2.1%, Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 81.9.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Not classified

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

10.0 Critical

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).