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CVE-2015-7289· NVD / CVE Program· CNA certcc

Arris DG860A, TG862A, and TG862G devices with firmware TS0703128_100611 through TS0705125D_031115 have a hardcoded administrator password de

Arris DG860A, TG862A, and TG862G devices with firmware TS0703128_100611 through TS0705125D_031115 have a hardcoded administrator password derived from a serial number, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via the web management interface, SSH, TELNET, or SNMP.

CriticalCVSS 9.3 · v2.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 21, 2015
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
2.1% · 81th percentile
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Action score

38

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
37 / 40 · 9.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 2.1%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
arrisna model 862 gw mono firmware
arrisdg860a
arristg862a
arristg862g

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • arris na model 862 gw mono firmwarets0703128_100611
  • arris na model 862 gw mono firmwarets0703135_112211
  • arris na model 862 gw mono firmwarets0705125_062314
  • arris na model 862 gw mono firmwarets0705125d_031115
  • arris na model 862 gw mono firmwarets070593c_073013

Same product

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Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2015-7291Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in adv_pwd_cgi in the web management interface on Arris DG860A, TG862A, and TG862G devices w
    27Monitor
  • CVE-2009-5149Arris DG860A, TG862A, and TG862G devices with firmware TS0703128_100611 through TS0705125D_031115 have predictable technician passwords, whi
    18Monitor
  • CVE-2015-7290Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in adv_pwd_cgi in the web management interface on Arris DG860A, TG862A, and TG862G devices with fir
    17Monitor

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

    If successful

    Confidentiality
    C · data can be read
    Integrity
    C · data or configuration can be modified
    Availability
    C · the service can be disrupted
    Attack complexity
    M
    Confidentiality impact
    C
    Integrity impact
    C
    Availability impact
    C

    Weakness class (CWE)

    CWE-255 · Credentials Management Errors

    CVSS vector

    AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

    nvd-primary

    Attack context

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    Change log

    No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

    References

    Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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