CVE-2018-15556
CRITICALActiontec WEB6000Q Firmware 1.1.02.22 - Unauthenticated Root Access via UART
Title source: llmDescription
The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty password by using the enabled onboard UART headers.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory mailing-list
x_refsource_fulldisc
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry x_refsource_misc
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html
Scores
CVSS v3
9.8
EPSS
0.0326
EPSS Percentile
86.8%
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-287
Status
published
Products (1)
actiontec/web6000q_firmware
1.1.02.22
Published
Jun 27, 2019
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026