CVE-2018-10575
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. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
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. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
- Record
CVE-2018-10575- 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-798
- 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. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
- Record
CVE-2018-10575- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-2647 No score
An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
- Record
EUVD-2018-2647- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv8v-4whv-fv79
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. Hardcoded credentials exist for an unprivileged SSH account with a shell of /bin/false.
- Record
GHSA-mv8v-4whv-fv79- 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-798
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | Watchguard AP100 AP102 AP200 1.2.9.15 - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit) | 2018-09-14 |
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-2018-10575 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Watchguard Ap100 Firmware, published April 30, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 8.38%, the 95th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixes
seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12
exploit-db.com/exploits/45409
watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIy
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10575
github.com/advisories/GHSA-mv8v-4whv-fv79