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CVE-2018-15557

VendoractiontecProductweb6000q firmwareDiscoveredJun 27, 2019UpdatedNov 21, 2024

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.

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CVSS v3.1
8.8 HIGH
EPSS
3.26%
probability of exploitation in 30 days
CISA KEV
Not listed
no confirmed exploitation reported
News coverage
0
sources referencing this CVE
Related IOCs
0
seen in the same coverage
EPSS Trend
Aug 16, 2026 → Sep 23, 2026
● 0.00pp
3.26% → 3.26% over 9 tracked changes
CVSS v3.1 Detail
Attack VectorADJACENT
Attack ComplexityLOW
Privileges RequiredNONE
User InteractionNONE
ScopeUNCHANGED
ConfidentialityHIGH
IntegrityHIGH
AvailabilityHIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Connections
2 relationships
Timeline
disclosure → media coverage
Jun 27, 2019
Disclosure — published as a CVE record. · last revised by NVD Nov 21, 2024