Mercusys AC12G (EU) V1 router with firmware AC12G(EU)_V1_200909 uses a static authentication nonce that does not change between requests from the same source IP. Combined with the predictable XOR-based password encoding (securityEncode function), this allows an attacker to reverse captured authentication tokens to recover the plaintext password.
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| Weaknesses | CWE-327 CWE-341 |
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| Title | Static Nonce and Predictable XOR Encoding Enable Recovery of Plaintext Passwords on Mercusys AC12G Router | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-326 |
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| Description | Mercusys AC12G (EU) V1 router with firmware AC12G(EU)_V1_200909 uses a static authentication nonce that does not change between requests from the same source IP. Combined with the predictable XOR-based password encoding (securityEncode function), this allows an attacker to reverse captured authentication tokens to recover the plaintext password. | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2026-06-03T19:38:09.934Z
Reserved: 2026-04-06T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-2026-36609
Updated: 2026-06-03T19:38:03.249Z
Status : Received
Published: 2026-06-03T18:16:22.063
Modified: 2026-06-03T20:16:19.557
Link: CVE-2026-36609
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Updated: 2026-06-03T18:30:36Z