What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-15553?

CVE-2018-15553 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 2.2%.

Actiontec T2200H Firmware CVE-2018-15553

HIGH

OS Command Injection (CWE-78)

2018-08-20 cve@mitre.org

Command Injection Actiontec T2200H Firmware

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Aug 20, 2018 - 00:29 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

fileshare.cmd on Telus Actiontec T2200H T2200H-31.128L.03 devices allows OS Command Injection via shell metacharacters in the smbdUserid or smbdPasswd field.

AnalysisAI

fileshare.cmd on Telus Actiontec T2200H T2200H-31.128L.03 devices allows OS Command Injection via shell metacharacters in the smbdUserid or smbdPasswd field. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as OS Command Injection (CWE-78), which allows attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands on the host. fileshare.cmd on Telus Actiontec T2200H T2200H-31.128L.03 devices allows OS Command Injection via shell metacharacters in the smbdUserid or smbdPasswd field. Affected products include: Telus Actiontec T2200H Firmware.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Avoid passing user input to shell commands. Use language-specific APIs instead of shell execution. Apply strict input validation with allowlists.