{"id":"CVE-2018-10576","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-10576","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:04:13.318Z","title":"Improper authentication handling by the native Access Point web UI allows authentication using a local system account (instead of the dedicated web-only user).","description":"An issue was discovered on WatchGuard AP100, AP102, and AP200 devices with firmware before 1.2.9.15. Improper authentication handling by the native Access Point web UI allows authentication using a local system account (instead of the dedicated web-only user).","published":"2018-04-30T22:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:34:12.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["watchguard/ap200 firmware","watchguard/ap102 firmware","watchguard/ap100 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01472,"percentile":0.73644,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-09-14","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45409,"kind":"exploit","title":"Watchguard AP100 AP102 AP200 1.2.9.15 - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/linux/webapps/45409.rb","file":"exploits/linux/webapps/45409.rb","published":"2018-09-14","added":"2018-09-14","updated":"2018-09-14","author":"Stephen Shkardoon","type":"webapps","platform":"linux","port":443,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-10575","CVE-2018-10576","CVE-2018-10577"],"tags":"Remote","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.5%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIy","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixes","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/May/12","tags":["Mailing List","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://watchguardsupport.secure.force.com/publicKB?type=KBSecurityIssues&SFDCID=kA62A0000000LIy","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45409/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.watchguard.com/wgrd-blog/new-firmware-available-ap100ap102ap200ap300-security-vulnerability-fixes","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10576","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."}