CVE-2018-7539
On Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217, it is possible to read OS files with a specially crafted HTTP request (such as GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd) to the web server (fuzzd/0.1.1) running the Maintenance…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (4.14%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
On Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217, it is possible to read OS files with a specially crafted HTTP request (such as GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd) to the web server (fuzzd/0.1.1) running the Maintenance Center on port TCP/8088. This can lead to full compromise of the device.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 4.14% probability · 91th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-22
- Affected
- appeartv/xc5000 firmware · appeartv/xc5100 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 4.1% 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.
References
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/34Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Apr/34Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.