What is CVE-2018-1146?

CVE-2018-1146 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin N750. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-19.

How severe is CVE-2018-1146?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Belkin N750

CVE-2018-1146

A remote unauthenticated user can enable telnet on the Belkin N750 using firmware version 1.10.22 by sending a crafted HTTP request to set.cgi. When enabled the telnet session requires no password and provides root access.

EPSS: 0.291 (98.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1146?: CVE-2018-1146 is a high-severity vulnerability in Belkin N750. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-04-19.
How severe is CVE-2018-1146?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.