Westermo EDW-100 devices through 2024-05-03 have a hidden root user account with a…
Priority MEDIUM 50CWE-284Published · 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 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-284.
Summary
Westermo EDW-100 devices through 2024-05-03 have a hidden root user account with a hardcoded password that cannot be changed. NOTE: this is a serial-to-Ethernet converter that should not be placed at the edge of the network.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00551 46th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
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 names CISA-ADP · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:h:westernmo:edw_100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | — |
- cpe:2.3:h:westernmo:edw_100:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·—
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-36080
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r73q-v44r-mw6r
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-36080 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-36080 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r73q-v44r-mw6r · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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