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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-16752

LINK-NET LW-N605R devices with firmware 12.20.2.1486 allow Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the HOST field of the ping feature at adm/systools.asp.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 42.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 42.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

LINK-NET LW-N605R devices with firmware 12.20.2.1486 allow Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the HOST field of the ping feature at adm/systools.asp. Authentication is needed but the default password of admin for the admin account may be used in some cases.

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
42.66% probability · 99th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-78, CWE-1188
Affected
linknet-usa/lw-n605r firmware
Source
cve@mitre.org

References

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.