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CVE-2018-15556 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html CVEExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 CVEExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html [email protected]ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 [email protected]ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-287Improper Authentication[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
actiontec web6000q firmware
1.1.02.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:actiontec:web6000q_firmware:1.1.02.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
actiontec web6000q
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:h:actiontec:web6000q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

4 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-15556
NVD Published Date:
Jun 27, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-15556 Details - Not Deferred