What is CVE-2018-12261?

CVE-2018-12261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-06-12.

How severe is CVE-2018-12261?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p

CVE-2018-12261

An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.003 (25.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum_axel_720p
Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum_axel_720p_firmware — versions 5.1.8
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12261?: CVE-2018-12261 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2018-06-12.
How severe is CVE-2018-12261?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.