FKIE_CVE-2016-8717

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-04-02 17:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 00:54
Severity
9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Summary
An exploitable Use of Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability exists in the Moxa AWK-3131A Wireless Access Point running firmware 1.1. The device operating system contains an undocumented, privileged (root) account with hard-coded credentials, giving attackers full control of affected devices.
References
talos-cna@cisco.comhttps://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0231Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2016-0231Third Party Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
moxa awk-3131a_firmware 1.1
moxa awk-3131a -
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T00:54:52.380",
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