CVE-2018-15556

moderate-risk
Published 2019-06-27

The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty password by using the enabled onboard UART headers.

Do I need to act?

~
2.5% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
9
CVSS 9.8/10 Critical
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Web6000Q Firmware

Affected Vendors

Actiontec

References (6)

Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-E...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1
Exploit http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-E...
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1
Exploit http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 32/34 · Critical
Exploitability 6/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal