{"id":"CVE-2018-17873","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-17873","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:09:58.712Z","title":"An incorrect access control vulnerability in the FTP configuration of WiFiRanger devices with firmware version 7.0.8rc3 and earlier allows an attacker with adjacent network access to read the SSH Private Key and log in to the root account.","description":"An incorrect access control vulnerability in the FTP configuration of WiFiRanger devices with firmware version 7.0.8rc3 and earlier allows an attacker with adjacent network access to read the SSH Private Key and log in to the root account.","published":"2018-10-23T21:30:54.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:46:26.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-732"],"affected":["wifiranger/wifiranger firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.01853,"percentile":0.79033,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.85%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149867/WiFiRanger-7.0.8rc3-Incorrect-Access-Control-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149867/WiFiRanger-7.0.8rc3-Incorrect-Access-Control-Privilege-Escalation.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17873","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."}