{"id":"CVE-2018-5393","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-5393","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T00:48:54.542Z","title":"The TP-LINK EAP Controller is TP-LINK's software for remotely controlling wireless access point devices.","description":"The TP-LINK EAP Controller is TP-LINK's software for remotely controlling wireless access point devices. It utilizes a Java remote method invocation (RMI) service for remote control. The RMI interface does not require any authentication before use, so it lacks user authentication for RMI service commands in EAP controller versions 2.5.3 and earlier. Remote attackers can implement deserialization attacks through the RMI protocol. Successful attacks may allow a remote attacker to remotely control the target server and execute Java functions or bytecode.","published":"2018-09-28T17:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:00:15.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cret@cert.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-306"],"affected":["tp-link/eap controller"],"epss":{"score":0.1286,"percentile":0.96277,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.10154,"percentile":0.95501},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.1286,"percentile":0.96119}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 12.9%, higher than 96% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105402","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581311","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cret@cert.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105402","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/581311","tags":["Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5393","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."}