VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-15557

CVSS score8.8 HIGH

EPSS probability3.26%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2019-06-27

Last modified2026-06-17

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

Description

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1.2 port 23 with telnet/netcat.

Weakness classification

CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references

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