CVE-2018-14943

CRITICALNVD 9.89.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

9.8

Harmonic NSG 9000 devices have a default password of nsgadmin for the admin account, a default password of nsgguest for the guest account, and a default password of nsgconfig for the config account.

CVSS v3: 9.8
EG Score: 9.8(medium)
EPSS: 52.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

August 5, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (1)

Auto-updated May 28, 2026

No patch confirmed yet.

generic

NSG9000/exp.txt at master · pudding2/NSG9000 · GitHub

https://github.com/pudding2/NSG9000/blob/master/exp.txt

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-798Use of Hard-coded Credentials

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 18× in last 30d)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-14943?

CVE-2018-14943 is a critical vulnerability published on August 5, 2018. Harmonic NSG 9000 devices have a default password of nsgadmin for the admin account, a default password of nsgguest for the guest account, and a default password of nsgconfig for the config account.

When was CVE-2018-14943 disclosed?

CVE-2018-14943 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 5, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-14943 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-14943 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 52.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-14943?

CVE-2018-14943 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-14943?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-14943, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-14943

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NSG9000/exp.txt at master · pudding2/NSG9000 · GitHub

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