Unscored CVE-2018-15556 EUVD-2018-7432GHSA-v283-23g5-fgc8

The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty …

Published Jun 27, 2019 · Updated Aug 5, 2024 · Assigned by mitre

Description

The Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 allows login with root level access with the user "root" and an empty password by using the enabled onboard UART headers.

References

20190611 [CVE-2018-15555 / 15556] Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q Local Privilege Escalation mailing-list
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html