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medium 6.8

CVE-2018-17534 json

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.04.233 provide a root terminal on a serial interface without proper access control.

published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-9287

cvss
6.8
version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.7%
EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 54%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Teltonika RUT9XX routers with firmware before 00.04.233 provide a root terminal on a serial interface without proper access control. This allows attackers with physical access to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges.

Patch / fix

  • teltonika rut900_firmware 00.04.233
  • teltonika rut950_firmware 00.04.233
  • teltonika rut955_firmware 00.04.233

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Exploit prediction

0.72% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

Exploits and checks

  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Oct/28 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149779/Teltonika-RUT9XX-Missing-Access-Control-To-UART-Root-Terminal.html referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
  • github.com https://github.com/sbaresearch/advisories/tree/public/2018/SBA-ADV-20180319-02_Teltonika_Incorrect_Access_Control referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.0 6.8 CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 2.0 7.2 AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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