Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q v1.1.02.22 - Unauthorized Root Access via Telnet

CVE-2018-15557 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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.

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