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CVE-2026-7257

Status: AnalyzedMedium (4.4)—

** UNSUPPORTED WHEN ASSIGNED ** An insecure storage of sensitive information vulnerability in the configuration file of Zyxel WRE6505 v2 firmware version V1.00(ABDV.3)C0 could allow a local attacker with administrator privileges to download and decrypt a backup configuration file.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Zyxel — Wre6505 Firmware

CWEs

References

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