CVE-2018-15557

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Published Jun 27, 2019 CVSS 3.0 · 8.8 High EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:actiontec:web6000q_firmware:1.1.02.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:actiontec:web6000q:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-7433	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.258% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Actiontec Web6000q Web6000q Firmware

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:54 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 27, 2019, 4:52 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 9:54 AM
Reserved: Aug 19, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 27, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:42 AM

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