High severity8.8NVD Advisory· Published Jun 27, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-15557
CVE-2018-15557
Description
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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Affected products
3- cpe:2.3:o:actiontec:web6000q_firmware:1.1.02.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- Actiontec/WEB6000Qdescription
- Range: v1.1.02.22
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153262/Telus-Actiontec-WEB6000Q-Privilege-Escalation.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/2nvdMailing ListThird Party Advisory
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