CVE-2022-36159

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    CVE-2022-36159

    Published: 26 Sept 2022Last Modified: 11 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.

    References: https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section, , https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4, https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/, https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo

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    Events:

    Introduced- None
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    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
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    Low
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    User Interaction
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    Scope
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    Confidentiality
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    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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