VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15555

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability2.97%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-06-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

On Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices, an attacker can login with root level access with the user "root" and password "admin" by using the enabled onboard UART headers.

Weakness classification

CWE-662: Improper Synchronization

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory