VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2018-15556
CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability3.26%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2019-06-27
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
The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty password by using the enabled onboard UART headers.
Weakness classification
- CWE-287: Improper Authentication
Primary references
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- cve@mitre.org — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory