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CVE-2019-12583Uag2100 Firmware Vulnerability

Missing Access Control in the "Free Time" component of several Zyxel UAG, USG, and ZyWall devices allows a remote attacker to generate guest accounts by directly accessing the account generator.

Published Jun 27, 2019 · Updated Nov 21, 2024

Key Facts

Patch in the next maintenance window
  • CVE-2019-12583 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.1 v3) affecting Uag2100 Firmware (Zyxel), Uag4100 Firmware (Zyxel), Uag5100 Firmware (Zyxel) and 11 more products.
  • It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
  • EPSS estimates a 44% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
  • Fixed versions are available, including Uag2100 Firmware <=4.18\(aaiz.1\)c0, Uag4100 Firmware <=4.18\(aatd.1\)c0, Uag5100 Firmware <=4.18\(aapn.1\)c0.
  • Brandefense priority: patch in the next maintenance window, because of its high severity, although no exploitation is known.

Scores

CVSS v3

9.1

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

44%

Higher than 98.7% of all scored CVEs

Exploit maturity

None known

ATLAS score

36/100

Publication score, see How it works

Exploitation Verdict

KEV listed

Not listed

Federal due date

None

No federal due date

Ransomware use

Not reported

Attributed actors

None named

Exploit & Defence Guidance

Exploit maturity

None known

Public exploit code

0

Proof-of-concept links

In-the-wild evidence

1

Reports of active use

Description

Missing Access Control in the "Free Time" component of several Zyxel UAG, USG, and ZyWall devices allows a remote attacker to generate guest accounts by directly accessing the account generator. This can lead to unauthorised network access or Denial of Service.

Affected Products

14 affected entries in total
ProductAffected versionsFixed in
Uag2100 FirmwareZyxelSee advisory4.18\(aaiz.1\)c0
Uag4100 FirmwareZyxelSee advisory4.18\(aatd.1\)c0
Uag5100 FirmwareZyxelSee advisory4.18\(aapn.1\)c0
Usg1100 FirmwareZyxelSee advisory4.33\(aapk.0\)c0
Usg110 FirmwareZyxelSee advisory4.33\(aaph.0\)c0
9 more affected products in the full CVE brief

Patched Releases

Uag2100 Firmware

<=4.18\(aaiz.1\)c0

Uag4100 Firmware

<=4.18\(aatd.1\)c0

Uag5100 Firmware

<=4.18\(aapn.1\)c0

Usg110 Firmware

<=4.33\(aaph.0\)c0

Usg1100 Firmware

<=4.33\(aapk.0\)c0

Usg1900 Firmware

<=4.33\(aapl.0\)c0

Usg210 Firmware

<=4.33\(aapi.0\)c0

Usg2200-VPN Firmware

<=4.33\(abae.0\)c0

Usg310 Firmware

<=4.33\(aapj.0\)c0

Zywall 110 Firmware

<=4.33\(aaaa.0\)c0

Zywall 1100 Firmware

<=4.33\(aaac.0\)c0

Zywall 310 Firmware

<=4.33\(aaab.0\)c0

Zywall Vpn100 Firmware

<=10.02\(abfv.0\)c0

Zywall Vpn300 Firmware

<=10.02\(abfc.0\)c0

Timeline

  1. Publicly disclosed

    Jun 27, 2019

  2. Last updated

    Nov 21, 2024

Weakness Type

  • CWE-425 Direct Request ('Forced Browsing')

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Figures as of Oct 20, 2026. Compiled by Brandefense technologies from public vulnerability catalogs; scoring as described in How it works.

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