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CVE-2018-15556

Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q Privilege Escalation

Severity Score

9.8
*CVSS v3

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

2
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

-
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

El Quantenna WiFi Controller en Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 permite el inicio de sesión con acceso de nivel root con el usuario "root" y una contraseña vacía utilizando los encabezados UART integrados habilitados.

Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q with firmware 1.1.02.22 suffers from both local and remote privilege escalation vulnerabilities.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:-
Exploitation
-
Automatable
-
Tech. Impact
-
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2018-08-19 CVE Reserved
  • 2019-06-12 CVE Published
  • 2024-07-25 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
  • 2024-08-05 First Exploit
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Actiontec
Search vendor "Actiontec"
 Web6000q Firmware
Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q Firmware"
 1.1.02.22
Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q Firmware" and version "1.1.02.22"
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Affected
in Actiontec
Search vendor "Actiontec"
 Web6000q
Search vendor "Actiontec" for product "Web6000q"
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Safe