Critical severity · published Apr 4, 2018
CVE-2018-9285
Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices…
9.8
CVSS
3.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Main_Analysis_Content.asp in /apply.cgi on ASUS RT-AC66U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC86U, RT-AC88U, RT-AC1900, RT-AC2900, and RT-AC3100 devices before 3.0.0.4.384_10007; RT-N18U devices before 3.0.0.4.382.39935; RT-AC87U and RT-AC3200 devices before 3.0.0.4.382.50010; and RT-AC5300 devices before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 allows OS command injection via the pingCNT and destIP fields of the SystemCmd variable.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)3.6% · higher than 89% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
RF
Rt-ac1900 Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac2900 Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac3100 Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac3200 Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.382.50010 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac5300 Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.20287 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac66u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac68u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac86u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac87u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.382.50010 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-ac88u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.384.10007 · source: NVD
RF
Rt-n18u Firmware · Asus
before 3.0.0.4.382.39935 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-9285
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-9285
packetstormsecurity.com
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160049/ASUS-TM-AC1900-Arbitrary-Command-Execution.html
Third Party Advisory
https://fortiguard.com/zeroday/FG-VD-17-216
Third Party Advisory
https://www.fortinet.com/blog/threat-research/fortiguard-labs-discovers-vulnerability-in-asus-router.html
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