{"id":"CVE-2018-10561","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-10561","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:04:03.577Z","title":"Dasan GPON Routers Authentication Bypass Vulnerability","description":"An issue was discovered on Dasan GPON home routers. It is possible to bypass authentication simply by appending \"?images\" to any URL of the device that requires authentication, as demonstrated by the /menu.html?images/ or /GponForm/diag_FORM?images/ URI. One can then manage the device.","published":"2018-05-04T03:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:34:10.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["dasannetworks/gpon router firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.92818,"percentile":0.99829,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2022-03-31","dueDate":"2022-04-21","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"The impacted product is end-of-life and should be disconnected if still in use.\nhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10561"},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-05-03","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44576,"kind":"exploit","title":"GPON Routers - Authentication Bypass / Command Injection","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44576","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/hardware/remote/44576.sh","file":"exploits/hardware/remote/44576.sh","published":"2018-05-03","added":"2018-05-03","updated":"2018-05-03","author":"vpnmentor","type":"remote","platform":"hardware","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-10562","CVE-2018-10561"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":"https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-gpon-router/"}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 21 April 2022). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107053","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44576/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-gpon-router/","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/107053","tags":["Broken Link","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44576/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.vpnmentor.com/blog/critical-vulnerability-gpon-router/","tags":["Exploit","Technical Description","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-10561","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10561","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}