> Patches are currently available only for the ATP, USG, USG Flex, and VPN series. Patches for the NXC series are expected in April 2021, according to a Zyxel security advisory.<p>4 months to deliver a security patch of this significance? Would love to know what kind of situation leads to that kind of latency.
This reminds me of the guy that discovered a backdoor in his router after he forgot the admin password over the Christmas holidays.<p><a href="https://github.com/elvanderb/TCP-32764" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/elvanderb/TCP-32764</a><p>There is helpful hints in that research that enabled me to view the firmware of my own router
Its almost as if Chinese companies are either just arms of the state, or thoroughly infiltrated by state actors! I don't think US-based hardware manufacturers are really any better though.<p>To me this just illustrates the need for fully open-sourced hardware and software with domestic production facilities.