CVE-2018-19073

Severity: high (CVSS 7.2 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-11-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-78

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. They allow attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the modelName, by leveraging /mnt/mtd/app/config/ProductConfig.xml write access.

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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