CVE-2018-5770 json
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC15 devices.
published 2018-03-20 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-17539
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.7%
- EPSS 2.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 85%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC15 devices. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can make a request to /goform/telnet, creating a telnetd service on the device. This service is password protected; however, several default accounts exist on the device that are root accounts, which can be used to log in.
Exploit prediction
2.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 85% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- fidusinfosec.com https://www.fidusinfosec.com/tenda-ac15-unauthenticated-telnetd-start-cve-2018-5770/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-1188 Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default
References
-
fidusinfosec.com
/tenda-ac15-unauthenticated-telnetd-start-cve-2018-5770/
exploit, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-5770
- NVD CVE-2018-5770
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