What is CVE-2018-1144?

CVE-2018-1144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belkin N750, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-1144?

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

RCE in Belkin N750

CVE-2018-1144

A remote unauthenticated user can execute commands as root in the Belkin N750 using firmware version 1.10.22 by sending a crafted HTTP request to proxy.cgi.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published 2018-04-19 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.067 (93.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 94th percentile — 93.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.067 · newest: 0.067 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Belkin N750
Belkin N750 Db Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Gigabit Router (F9k1103) — versions Firmware 1.10.22?
Belkin N750 Firmware — versions 1.10.22

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-08 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1144?: CVE-2018-1144 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Belkin N750, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-1144?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.