CVE-2020-37220
Published: 13 May 2026
Summary
CVE-2020-37220 is a high-severity Use of Hard-coded Credentials (CWE-798) vulnerability. Its CVSS base score is 8.7 (High).
Operationally, ranked at the 27.6th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2020-31221
Vulnerability details
Huawei HG630 V2 router contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows unauthenticated attackers to obtain administrative access by retrieving the device serial number. Attackers can query the /api/system/deviceinfo endpoint without authentication to extract the SerialNumber field, then use the last…
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8 characters as the default password to log in to the router.
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Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Enables users to notice when hard-coded credentials have been exploited for unauthorized access.
Security training explicitly warns against hard-coded credentials, lowering their use in systems.
Policy and procedures prohibit hard-coded credentials in favor of managed authentication.
External identity providers eliminate the need for hard-coded credentials in applications.
Changing default authenticators prior to first use and protecting content prevents use of hard-coded credentials.
Central credential stores and rotation policies remove the need for hard-coded credentials in configuration files or code.
Intelligence programs surface reports of campaigns that abuse hard-coded credentials in products, prompting removal or replacement and thereby reducing successful exploitation.
Planned investment enables secure credential storage and management systems instead of hard-coded credentials.