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CVE-2018-6000

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 85.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2018-01-22 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-862

Description

An issue was discovered in AsusWRT before 3.0.0.4.384_10007. The do_vpnupload_post function in router/httpd/web.c in vpnupload.cgi provides functionality for setting NVRAM configuration values, which allows attackers to set the admin password and launch an SSH daemon (or enable infosvr command mode), and consequently obtain remote administrative access, via a crafted request. This is available to unauthenticated attackers in conjunction with CVE-2018-5999.

Affected products

• Asuswrt: before 3.0.0.4.384_10007 — fixed in 3.0.0.4.384_10007

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Asuswrt 3.0.0.4.384_10007. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589
• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/
• https://blogs.securiteam.com/index.php/archives/3589
• https://github.com/pedrib/PoC/blob/master/advisories/asuswrt-lan-rce.txt
• https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pedrib/PoC/master/exploits/metasploit/asuswrt_lan_rce.rb
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43881/
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44176/

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