What is CVE-2018-10968?

CVE-2018-10968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-550a Firmware, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-10968?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

RCE in D-Link Dir-550a Firmware

CVE-2018-10968

On D-Link DIR-550A and DIR-604M devices through v2.10KR, a malicious user can use a default TELNET account to get unauthorized access to vulnerable devices, aka a backdoor access vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.018 (75.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

D-link Dir-550a_firmware
D-link Dir-604m_firmware
Dlink Dir-550a
Dlink Dir-604m
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-1188 — Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-10968?: CVE-2018-10968 is a critical-severity vulnerability in D-Link Dir-550a Firmware, classified under Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-05-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-10968?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.