CVE-2019-12583

CRITICALNVD 9.19.1—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

Score 9.1 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: CRITICAL) published 2022-05-24. NVD baseline CVSS 9.1; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, nvd
Elevated
9.1
EchelonGraph verdictPlan a fixSerious severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet.
  • High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 44%CVSS: 9.1Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

Missing Access Control in the "Free Time" component of several Zyxel UAG, USG, and ZyWall devices allows a remote attacker to generate guest accounts by directly accessing the account generator. This can lead to unauthorised network access or Denial of Service.

CVSS v3
9.1
EG Score
9.1(medium)
EPSS
98.6%
KEV
Not listed

Published

June 27, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 20, 2026
No patch confirmed yet.
generic

Support Download Page Redirect

https://www.zyxel.com/support/vulnerabilities-related-to-the-Free-Time-feature.shtml
generic

Zyxel Gateways: Missing Access Control in Account Generator & XSS

https://n-thumann.de/blog/zyxel-gateways-missing-access-control-in-account-generator-xss/

Weakness Classification(1)

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

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 11× in last 7d / 34× in last 30d)

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Publicly available exploits

(1 reference)

Working exploit code is in the public domain. Defenders should treat patch urgency accordingly — public PoCs typically lead to mass-exploitation within 24-72 hours.

  • Nucleihttp/cves/2019/CVE-2019-12583.yaml
    First seen Jan 1, 2019

    Zyxel ZyWall UAG/USG - Account Creation Access

    Open source ↗

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2019-12583?
CVE-2019-12583 is a critical vulnerability published on June 27, 2019. Missing Access Control in the "Free Time" component of several Zyxel UAG, USG, and ZyWall devices allows a remote attacker to generate guest accounts by directly accessing the account generator. This can lead to unauthorised network access or Denial of Service.
When was CVE-2019-12583 disclosed?
CVE-2019-12583 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 27, 2019, 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-2019-12583 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-12583 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 98.6% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-12583?
CVE-2019-12583 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.1 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-12583?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-12583, 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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