# CVE-2022-36159: Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow.

- Severity: CVSS 8.8 (High), CISA-ADP
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-09-26 · Updated: 2025-05-21

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

Contec FXA3200 version 1.13 and under were discovered to contain a hard coded hash password for root stored in the component /etc/shadow. As the password strength is weak, it can be cracked in few minutes. Through this credential, a malicious actor can access the Wireless LAN Manager interface and open the telnet port then sniff the traffic or inject any malware.

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## References

- https://www.contec.com/products-services/computer-networking/flexlan-fx/fx-accesspoint/fxa3200/feature/#section
- https://gist.github.com/Nwqda/aac33d1936d2b514a3268f145345abb4
- https://samy.link/blog/contec-flexlan-fxa2000-and-fxa3000-series-vulnerability-repo
- https://jvn.jp/en/vu/JVNVU98305100/

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