CVE-2026-36538

Netis AC1200 Router NC21 V4.0.1.4296 contains a hard-coded root credential stored in /etc/shadow.sample. The password for the root account is set to the trivially weak value root, allowing an attacker with access to the device to authenticate as root and gain full control of the underlying operating system.
Configurations

No configuration.

History

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References () https://github.com/sir3ns/cve-disclosure/blob/main/CVE-2026-36538/readme.md - () https://github.com/sir3ns/cve-disclosure/blob/main/CVE-2026-36538/readme.md -
CVSS v2 : unknown
v3 : unknown
v2 : unknown
v3 : 7.3
CWE CWE-798

27 May 2026, 14:16

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New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-05-27 14:16

Updated : 2026-05-28 14:16


NVD link : CVE-2026-36538

Mitre link : CVE-2026-36538

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-36538


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Products Affected

No product.

CWE
CWE-798

Use of Hard-coded Credentials