{"id":"CVE-2018-8826","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-8826","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:53:50.459Z","title":"ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.10446; RT-AC55U and RT-AC55UHP routers with firmware before…","description":"ASUS RT-AC51U, RT-AC58U, RT-AC66U, RT-AC1750, RT-ACRH13, and RT-N12 D1 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.8228; RT-AC52U B1, RT-AC1200 and RT-N600 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.380.10446; RT-AC55U and RT-AC55UHP routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50276; RT-AC86U and RT-AC2900 routers with firmware before 3.0.0.4.384.20648; and possibly other RT-series routers allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via unspecified vectors.","published":"2018-04-20T20:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:05:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.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-20"],"affected":["asus/rt-ac51u firmware","asus/rt-ac58u firmware","asus/rt-ac66u firmware","asus/rt-ac1750 firmware","asus/rt-n12 d1 firmware","asus/rt-ac52u b1 firmware","asus/rt-ac1200 firmware","asus/rt-n600 firmware","asus/rt-ac55u firmware","asus/rt-ac55uhp firmware","asus/rt-ac86u firmware","asus/rt-acrh13 firmware","asus/rt-ac2900 firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.04191,"percentile":0.90885,"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 (4.19%). 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