What is CVE-2018-15557?

CVE-2018-15557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Actiontec Web6000q, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-15557?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Actiontec Web6000q

CVE-2018-15557

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1…

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.033 (87.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Actiontec Web6000q
Actiontec Web6000q_firmware — versions 1.1.02.22
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15557?: CVE-2018-15557 is a high-severity vulnerability in Actiontec Web6000q, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-15557?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.