CVE-2015-7251
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for...
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
- Record
CVE-2015-7251- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
- Record
CVE-2015-7251- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2015-7182 No score
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
- Record
EUVD-2015-7182- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-66hx-rffc-vqm5
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for...
ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A devices before ZTE.bhs.ZXHNH108NR1A.k_PE have a hardcoded password of root for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.
- Record
GHSA-66hx-rffc-vqm5- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | ZTE ZXHN H108N R1A / ZXV10 W300 Routers - Multiple Vulnerabilities | 2015-11-20 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2015-7251 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Zte Zxhn H108n R1a Firmware, published December 30, 2015. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 10.7%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.