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Zyxel Multiple Products

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CVE-2020-29583

Zyxel Multiple Products Use of Hard-Coded Credentials Vulnerability

CISA catalog due date2022-05-03
overdue since 2022-05-03
EPSS exploit probability (next 30 days)90.2% · 100percentile
From CVE publication to KEV listing316 days (2020-12-22 → 2021-11-03)
Remediation window (KEV listing to due date)181 days
Days on the KEV list1834 days
Date added to KEV2021-11-03
Known ransomware campaign useUnknown
VendorZyxel
ProductMultiple Products
Weaknesses (CWE)CWE-522

Zyxel: 13 entries (0.7% of all KEV entries are from this vendor); 1 added in 2026.

BOD 26-04 note: this is the date printed in the CISA catalog. A federal agency's actual deadline is set by its SSVC tier - Act (3 days), Attend (14 days), Track (60 days), or the next scheduled upgrade - counted from the KEV listing date or the date the vulnerability is identified in its environment, whichever comes first. Use the tier helper on each CVE page for your own window.

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Description

Zyxel firewalls (ATP, USG, VM) and AP Controllers (NXC2500 and NXC5500) contain a use of hard-coded credentials vulnerability in an undocumented account ("zyfwp") with an unchangeable password.

Required action (CISA)

Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Notes

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29583

References

Other KEV entries for this vendor: Zyxel

Zyxel - Vendors with KEV entries

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