VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-16752

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability42.66%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-09-20
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

LINK-NET LW-N605R devices with firmware 12.20.2.1486 allow Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the HOST field of the ping feature at adm/systools.asp. Authentication is needed but the default password of admin for the admin account may be used in some cases.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-78: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
  • CWE-1188: Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default

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