CRITICAL
On Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices, an attacker can login with root level access with the user "root" and password "admin" by using the enabled onboard UART headers
Published Jun 28, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 2.97%
Description
On Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 devices, an attacker can login with root level access with the user "root" and password "admin" by using the enabled onboard UART headers.
Affected products
No data.
AND
- 1.1.02.22
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
10.0 HIGH NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Complete
Integrity Impact Complete
Availability Impact Complete
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
2.97% 0.02974
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.02974
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (15 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02974) | 86.79th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 2.97% (0.02974) | 85.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 1.16% (0.01156) | 76.62th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 2.73% (0.02727) | 76.55th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00615) | 78.96th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 77.97th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.61% (0.00610) | 75.35th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 36.37th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 2, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 34.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 32.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.95% (0.00954) | 16.28th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 25.39th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 24.77th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 59.15th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.88% (0.00884) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jun 28, 2019
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Aug 19, 2018
Link CVE-2018-15555
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a