Mercusys MW301R Login excessive authentication
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
A vulnerability was found in Mercusys MW301R 1.0.2 Build 190726 Rel.59423n. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Login. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack can only be initiated within the local network. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-7882
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-36fg-v524-g4r4
References
More Mercusys vulnerabilities
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- TI-2021-07878 MERCUSYS Mercury X18G 1.0.5 devices allow Denial of service via a crafted value to the… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2025-7882 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-7882 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-36fg-v524-g4r4 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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