CVE-2018-15555

moderate-risk

Published 2019-06-28

On Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices, an attacker can login with root level access with the user "root" and password "admin" by using the enabled onboard UART headers.

Do I need to act?

1.2% chance of exploitation in next 30 days

EPSS score — moderate exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 9.8/10 Critical

NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Web6000Q Firmware

Affected Vendors

Actiontec

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-E...

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1

Third Party Advisory http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-E...

Mailing List http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1

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moderate-risk

Severity 32/34 · Critical

Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal