Findings

Vulnerability · CVE-2021-27162

fiberhome hg6245d_firmware Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Published Apr 29, 2025 · corrected/updated Apr 29, 2025 · fiberhome hg6245d_firmware · evidence confidence very high

An issue was discovered on FiberHome HG6245D devices through RP2613. The web daemon contains the hardcoded user / tattoo@home credentials for an ISP.

Grounded briefings

Catalog interpretations for three audiences. Each brief cites ingested metadata and the original advisories below. They are not independent research and they do not invent exploit steps.

Executive

CVE-2021-27162 is a unknown public vulnerability record for fiberhome hg6245d_firmware. CISA lists it as known exploited. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. This summary is a catalog interpretation of the ingested metadata and cites the original advisories below.

System administrator

Identify whether fiberhome hg6245d_firmware is in your estate, then compare installed versions with the affected ranges. Affected packages or ranges on record: fiberhome hg6245d_firmware. Published remediation guidance: Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable. Prefer the vendor or distribution advisory linked in Sources before changing production systems. This is a catalog interpretation, not a runbook.

Security analyst

Signals on file: no CVSS/EPSS yet. CISA lists it as known exploited. Sources contributing to this record: vulncheck_kev. Public exploit references, when present, are outbound links only and are not proof of active exploitation. This is a catalog interpretation of stored metadata.

Exploitation and remediation

  • Exploitation evidence

    Confirmed in CISA KEV since Apr 29, 2025. Listed in CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV.

  • Patch and remediation

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

  • Safe detection guidance

    Compare installed versions with the affected ranges below and verify the advisory from the original publisher. This site stores metadata and outbound links only; it does not ship exploit code or proof-of-concept payloads.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Apr 29, 2025 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    An issue was discovered on FiberHome HG6245D devices through RP2613. The web daemon contains the hardcoded user / tattoo@home credentials for an ISP.

  2. Apr 29, 2025 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Affected

  • vendor fiberhome hg6245d_firmwareversion unspecified

Sources

  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2021-27162

    An issue was discovered on FiberHome HG6245D devices through RP2613. The web daemon contains the hardcoded user / tattoo@home credentials for an ISP.

    vulncheck.com

References