CVE-2018-10578
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9...
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. Incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form allows an attacker to bypass validation of this field.
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
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. Incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form allows an attacker to bypass validation of this field.
- Record
CVE-2018-10578- 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
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. Incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form allows an attacker to bypass validation of this field.
- Record
CVE-2018-10578- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2650 No score
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. Incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form allows an attacker to bypass validation of this field.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2650- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f6cf-fhx2-354v
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9...
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15, and AP300 devices with firmware before 2.0.0.10. Incorrect validation of the "old password" field in the change password form allows an attacker to bypass validation of this field.
- Record
GHSA-f6cf-fhx2-354v- 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 - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-10578 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Watchguard Ap100 Firmware, published May 2, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.26%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.