CVE-2015-6018

CRITICAL

ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A <1.00(AANC.2)C0 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2015-6018. PoCs published by Karn Ganeshen.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit demonstrates an OS command injection vulnerability in ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A firmware V100AANC0b5. The diagnostic ping function's PingIPAddr parameter allows arbitrary command execution as root, leading to information disclosure such as /etc/shadow.

Description

The diagnostic-ping implementation on ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A devices with firmware before 1.00(AANC.2)C0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the PingIPAddr parameter.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by Karn Ganeshen · textwebappshardware
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455

This exploit demonstrates an OS command injection vulnerability in ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A firmware V100AANC0b5. The diagnostic ping function's PingIPAddr parameter allows arbitrary command execution as root, leading to information disclosure such as /etc/shadow.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A firmware V100AANC0b5
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Network access to the target device · Diagnostic ping functionality enabled
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (4)

Core 4
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034553
US Government Resource x_refsource_confirm
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZQU2R
Exploit, Third Party Advisory exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455/
US Government Resource third-party-advisory x_refsource_cert-vn
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870744

Scores

CVSS v3 9.8
EPSS 0.2736
EPSS Percentile 96.5%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-264
Status published
Products (1)
zyxel/pmg5318-b20a_firmware < v100aanc0b5
Published Dec 31, 2015
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026