Harmonic NSG 9000 devices have a default password of nsgadmin for the admin account, a…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-798Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-798.
Summary
Harmonic NSG 9000 devices have a default password of nsgadmin for the admin account, a default password of nsgguest for the guest account, and a default password of nsgconfig for the config account.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01455 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
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 · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:harmonicinc:nsg_9000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Harmonicinc |
| cpe:2.3:h:harmonicinc:nsg_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Harmonicinc |
- cpe:2.3:o:harmonicinc:nsg_9000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Harmonicinc
- cpe:2.3:h:harmonicinc:nsg_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Harmonicinc
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14943
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wgxm-g76m-vmcr
References
More Harmonicinc Nsg 9000 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-10749 Harmonic NSG 9000 devices allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-14943 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-14943 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-wgxm-g76m-vmcr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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