CVE-2018-15557

An issue was discovered in the Quantenna WiFi Controller on Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices. An attacker can statically set his/her IP to anything on the 169.254.1.0/24 subnet, and obtain root access by connecting to 169.254.1.2 port 23 with telnet/netcat.

Score

CVSS 3.0 8.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2019-06-27

Last modified

2024-08-05

Weaknesses

CWE-269

Affected products

• Web6000q Firmware (Actiontec)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html
• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2