CVE-2015-6018
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.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 20.8%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
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.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 20.78% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 14 October 2015
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-264
- Affected
- zyxel/pmg5318-b20a firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS moved from 16.1% on 21 September 2026 to 20.8% on 4 November 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034553
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870744US Government Resource
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZQU2RUS Government Resource
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034553
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455/
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870744US Government Resource
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZQU2RUS Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.