Description
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. There is Authenticated Custom Firmware Upgrade via DNS Hijacking. An authenticated root user with CLI access is able to remotely upgrade firmware to a custom image due to lack of SSL validation by changing the nameservers in /etc/resolv.conf to the attacker's server, and serving the expected HTTPS response containing new firmware for the device to download.
References (1)
Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://rchase.com/downloads/momentum-iot-penetration-test-report.pdf
Scores
CVSS v3
4.4
EPSS
0.0035
EPSS Percentile
26.6%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-295
Status
published
Products (1)
apollotechnologiesinc/momentum_axel_720p_firmware
5.1.8
Published
Jun 12, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026