CVE-2018-15556
highpriority · track · 40EPSS 0.033 · 88 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 9–10
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affected products (2)
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references (8)
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- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15556cnnvd
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.htmlcnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1enisa_euvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.htmlExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisorynvd
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