TI-2008-01476 Aliases CVE-2008-1542 GHSA-79rm-vj4g-8558

Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the…

LOW 36CWE-255Published 2008-03-28 · Updated 2024-08-07

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: None
User interaction: — Not recorded in CVSS 2.0
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: Partial · Partial · Partial
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 2.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01789 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:h:airspan:base_station_distribution_unit::::::::	all versions	Vulnerable	Airspan

cpe:2.3:h:airspan:base_station_distribution_unit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions all versions Vulnerable ·Airspan

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2008-1542
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79rm-vj4g-8558

References

Exploit 1

http://airspan4wimax.googlepages.com/

Advisory 1

VU#446403

Sources

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