What is CVE-2018-17873?

CVE-2018-17873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wifiranger, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-17873?

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

Is CVE-2018-17873 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Wifiranger

CVE-2018-17873

An incorrect access control vulnerability in the FTP configuration of WiFiRanger devices with firmware version 7.0.8rc3 and earlier allows an attacker with adjacent network access to read the SSH Private Key and log in to the root account.

Published 2018-10-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.019 (78.3th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 78.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.019 · newest: 0.019 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

packetstormsecurity.com/files/149867/WiFiRanger-7.0.8rc3-Incorrect-Access-Contr… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17873?: CVE-2018-17873 is a high-severity vulnerability in Wifiranger, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-10-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-17873?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17873 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.