CVE-2017-12574: Planex Cs-w50hd Firmware

Critical severity, CVSS 9.8. EPSS: 1.8% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

An issue was discovered on PLANEX CS-W50HD devices with firmware before 030720. A hardcoded credential "supervisor:dangerous" was injected into web authentication database "/.htpasswd" during booting process, which allows attackers to gain unauthorized access and control the device completely; the account can't be modified or deleted.

Affected products

• Planex Cs-w50hd Firmware: before 030720 (fixed in 030720)

Published 2018-08-24. Last modified 2026-06-17.