CVE-2020-6882
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedZTE E8810/E8820/E8822 series routers have an information leak vulnerability, which is caused by hard-coded MQTT service access credentials on the device. The remote attacker could use this credential to connect to the MQTT server, so as to obtain information about other devices by sending specific topics. This affects:<ZXHN E8810, ZXHN E8820, ZXHN E8822><E8810 V1.0.26, E8810 V2.0.1, E8820 V1.1.3L, E8820 V2.0.13, E8822 V2.0.13>
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceZTE E8810/E8820/E8822 routers contain hard-coded MQTT service credentials embedded in the firmware. Attackers can use these credentials to authenticate to the device's MQTT broker and subscribe to topics to harvest information about other connected devices on the network.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data= 1.0.26= 2.0.1= 1.1.3= 2.0.13= 2.0.13CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify ZTE router modelLocate the router in your network inventory or physically inspect the device label to confirm it is a ZTE E8810, E8820, or E8822 modelAffected if The model is one of E8810, E8820, or E8822
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Check firmware versionAccess router admin interface or use router diagnostic commands to retrieve the running firmware versionAffected if Firmware version matches 1.0.26 or 2.0.1 for E8810; 1.1.3 or 2.0.13 for E8820; or 2.0.13 for E8822
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Verify MQTT broker statusCheck router services or network ports to determine if MQTT broker is running (typically port 1883)Affected if MQTT broker service is enabled and accessible on the device
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Confirm credential exposureInspect MQTT broker configuration, client authentication settings, or firmware filesystem for embedded credentialsAffected if Default hardcoded MQTT credentials are present and have not been rotated to unique values
You are affected if you run an E8810, E8820, or E8822 router on one of the listed firmware versions with the MQTT broker enabled and the default hardcoded credentials still in place.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataUpdate router firmware to versions that remove hardcoded credentials, or rotate the MQTT credentials if a firmware update is unavailable. Consider network segmentation to limit MQTT broker exposure.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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