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TI-2016-08451 Aliases CVE-2016-10401GHSA-2f5j-3w2j-7mxv

ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote…

Priority MEDIUM 52CWE-255Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.1234 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD and the CNA
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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:pk5001z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableZyxel
cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:pk5001z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDRunning onZyxel
  • cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:pk5001z_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Zyxel
  • cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:pk5001z:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Zyxel

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10401
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2f5j-3w2j-7mxv

References

Exploit 2

Sources

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