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Critical
CVE-2016-8717
An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the...
Vulnerability 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 Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
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Affected Vendor
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Moxa
Vulnerable Versions:
Moxa AWK-3131A Series Industrial IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n wireless AP/bridge/client 1.1
Timeline
Official Publish:
April 2nd, 2018
Last Modified:
September 16th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses (CWE)
No CWE data available
MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.