What is CVE-2018-18473?

CVE-2018-18473 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.

How severe is CVE-2018-18473?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n

CVE-2018-18473

A hidden backdoor on PATLITE NH-FB Series devices with firmware version 1.45 or earlier, NH-FV Series devices with firmware version 1.10 or earlier, and NBM Series devices with firmware version 1.09 or earlier allow attackers to enable an SSH daemon via the "kankichi" or "kamiyo4" password to the _secret1.htm URI. Subsequently, the default password of root for the root account allows an attacker to conduct remote code execution and as a result take over the system.

EPSS: 0.056 (92.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18473?: CVE-2018-18473 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Patlite Nbm-D88n, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-18473?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.