CVE-2018-5234
The Norton Core router prior to v237 may be susceptible to a command injection exploit.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 15.3%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The Norton Core router prior to v237 may be susceptible to a command injection exploit. This is a type of attack in which the goal is execution of arbitrary commands on the host system via vulnerable software.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 15.27% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 2 May 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Affected
- symantec/norton core firmware
- Source
- secure@symantec.com
EPSS moved from 10.6% on 21 September 2026 to 15.3% on 27 October 2026, peaking at 16.4% on 22 September 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44574/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20180430_00Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103955Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44574/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20180430_00Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.