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
Published Jun 27, 2019
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 3.26%
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.
Affected products
No data.
- 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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 3, 2026.
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 (18 key points)
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| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 3, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03258) | 87.97th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 3.26% (0.03258) | 86.70th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 2.54% (0.02542) | 84.41th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 3.10% (0.03104) | 90.84th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2024 | 7.31% (0.07314) | 94.28th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2024 | 13.67% (0.13666) | 95.68th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 18.02% (0.18016) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2024 | 17.90% (0.17899) | 96.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 14, 2023 | 14.11% (0.14112) | 94.78th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 12.17% (0.12171) | 94.44th | 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 |
References (2)
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.html | x_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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