High severity · published Nov 26, 2018
CVE-2018-19537
TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with…
7.2
CVSS
6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
TP-Link Archer C5 devices through V2_160201_US allow remote command execution via shell metacharacters on the wan_dyn_hostname line of a configuration file that is encrypted with the 478DA50BF9E3D2CF key and uploaded through the web GUI by using the web admin account. The default password of admin may be used in some cases.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)6.0% · higher than 93% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AC
Archer C5 Firmware · Tp-link
through 2_160201_us · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-19537
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-19537
Exploit
https://github.com/JackDoan/TP-Link-ArcherC5-RCE
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