CVE-2018-15555
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3% (pctl 87)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
On Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices, an attacker can login with root level access with the user "root" and password "admin" by using the enabled onboard UART headers.
Scoring
| CVSS | 9.8 (CRITICAL, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 2.97% — more likely to be exploited than 87% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-662 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2019-06-28 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (2)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| actiontec | web6000q |
| actiontec | web6000q firmware |
References
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