An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices.
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-311.
Summary
An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. The device enables an unencrypted TELNET service by default. This allows an attacker who has been able to gain an MITM position to easily sniff the traffic between the device and the user. Also an attacker can easily connect to the TELNET daemon using the default credentials if they have not been changed by the user.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-10698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xvhw-jxmj-rx78
References
More Moxa Awk-3121 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-07568 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.19 devices. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2018-07570 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07565 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07563 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07571 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-07569 An issue was discovered on Moxa AWK-3121 1.14 devices. CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-10698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-10698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xvhw-jxmj-rx78 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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