What is CVE-2018-11491?

CVE-2018-11491 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Hg100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-25.

How severe is CVE-2018-11491?

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

Auth bypass in Asus Hg100

CVE-2018-11491

ASUS HG100 devices with firmware before 1.05.12 allow unauthenticated access, leading to remote command execution.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.067 (93.2th 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

Asus Hg100
Asus Hg100_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11491?: CVE-2018-11491 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Asus Hg100, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-07-25.
How severe is CVE-2018-11491?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.