CVE-2018-19072

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

An issue was discovered on Foscam C2 devices with System Firmware 1.11.1.8 and Application Firmware 2.72.1.32, and Opticam i5 devices with System Firmware 1.5.2.11 and Application Firmware 2.21.1.128. /mnt/mtd/app has 0777 permissions, allowing local users to replace an archive file (within that directory) to control what is extracted to RAM at boot time.

Affected products

Foscam C2 Application Firmware: 2.72.1.32
Foscam C2 System Firmware: 1.11.1.8
Opticam I5 Application Firmware: 2.21.1.128
Opticam I5 System Firmware: 1.5.2.11

References

https://sintonen.fi/advisories/foscam-ip-camera-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt
https://sintonen.fi/advisories/foscam-ip-camera-multiple-vulnerabilities.txt

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