CVE-2008-1542
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root...
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.
- Record
CVE-2008-1542- CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-255
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.
- Record
CVE-2008-1542- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2008-1543 No score
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.
- Record
EUVD-2008-1543- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-79rm-vj4g-8558 No score
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root...
Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit (BSDU) has "topsecret" as its password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a telnet login, a different vulnerability than CVE-2008-1262.
- Record
GHSA-79rm-vj4g-8558- 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-2008-1542 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Airspan Base Station Distribution Unit, published March 28, 2008. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.79%, the 78th percentile. No source names a fixed version.