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

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-12261: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

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.