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Vulnerability · CVE-2016-10401

ZyXEL PK5001Z Remote Authentication Bypass

Published Nov 24, 2017 · catalog updated Nov 24, 2017 · Zyxel

Patch now

CVE-2016-10401 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Zyxel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Gaps on this record

  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
12.34%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor Zyxel pk5001z_firmware

ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).

Are you affected?

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  • vendor Zyxel pk5001z_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2016-10401

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2016-10401 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm Zyxel against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 12.34%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

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. Nov 24, 2017 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).

  2. Nov 24, 2017 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

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

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2016-10401

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2016-10401

    30-day exploitation probability 12.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2016-10401

    ZyXEL PK5001Z devices have zyad5001 as the su password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain root access if a non-root account password is known (or a non-root default account exists within an ISP's deployment of these devices).

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.