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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-15887

Main_Analysis_Content.asp in ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 1.1.2.3_345 is prone to Authenticated Remote Command Execution, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via service parameters, such as shell metacharacters in the destIP parameter of…

HIGH 8.8EPSS 3.75%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Main_Analysis_Content.asp in ASUS DSL-N12E_C1 1.1.2.3_345 is prone to Authenticated Remote Command Execution, which allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary OS commands via service parameters, such as shell metacharacters in the destIP parameter of a cmdMethod=ping request.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
3.75% probability · 90th percentile
Public exploits
None in Exploit-DB
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78
Affected
asus/dsl-n12e c1 firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org
EPSS trend
0%3%5%27 October 2026: 3.75%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 3.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.