Netis AC1200 Router NC21 V4.0.1.4296 contains a hard-coded root credential stored in /etc/shadow.sample. The password for the root account is set to the trivially weak value root, allowing an attacker with access to the device to authenticate as root and gain full control of the underlying operating system.
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Description Netis AC1200 Router NC21 V4.0.1.4296 contains a hard-coded root credential stored in /etc/shadow.sample. The password for the root account is set to the trivially weak value root, allowing an attacker with access to the device to authenticate as root and gain full control of the underlying operating system.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published:

Updated: 2026-05-27T13:16:19.179Z

Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2026-36538

cve-icon Vulnrichment

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-05-27T14:16:45.403

Modified: 2026-05-27T14:16:45.403

Link: CVE-2026-36538

cve-icon Redhat

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