What is CVE-2018-17534?

CVE-2018-17534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teltonika Rut900, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-10-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-17534?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Teltonika Rut900

CVE-2018-17534

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.04.233 provide a root terminal on a serial interface without proper access control. This allows attackers with physical access to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.007 (50.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17534?: CVE-2018-17534 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Teltonika Rut900, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2018-10-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-17534?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.