CVE-2018-9285
9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 3.6% (pctl 89)
In your normal cycle
Critical by CVSS (9.8), but no sign of active exploitation.
Description
Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before 3.0.0.4.382.39935; RT-AC87U and RT-AC3200 devices before 3.0.0.4.382.50010; and RT-AC5300 devices before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 allows OS command injection via the pingCNT and destIP fields of the SystemCmd variable.
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 | 3.56% — more likely to be exploited than 89% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-78 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | none known |
| Published | 2018-04-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (22)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| asus | rt-ac1900 |
| asus | rt-ac1900 firmware |
| asus | rt-ac2900 |
| asus | rt-ac2900 firmware |
| asus | rt-ac3100 |
| asus | rt-ac3100 firmware |
| asus | rt-ac3200 |
| asus | rt-ac3200 firmware |
| asus | rt-ac5300 |
| asus | rt-ac5300 firmware |
| asus | rt-ac66u |
| asus | rt-ac66u firmware |
| asus | rt-ac68u |
| asus | rt-ac68u firmware |
| asus | rt-ac86u |
| asus | rt-ac86u firmware |
| asus | rt-ac87u |
| asus | rt-ac87u firmware |
| asus | rt-ac88u |
| asus | rt-ac88u firmware |
| asus | rt-n18u |
| asus | rt-n18u firmware |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160049/ASUS-TM-AC1900-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216
- https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160049/ASUS-TM-AC1900-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
- https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216
- https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html
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