CVE-2018-14494

Description

Vivotek FD8136 devices allow Remote Command Injection, related to BusyBox and wget. NOTE: the vendor sent a clarification on 2019-09-17 explaining that, although this CVE was first populated in July 2019, it is a historical vulnerability that does not apply to any current or recent Vivotek hardware or firmware

Category

9.8
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 8.96% Top 10%
Third-Party Advisory vdalabs.com Third-Party Advisory vdalabs.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.vdalabs.com/2018/07/23/professional-iot-hacking-series-target-selection-firmware-analysis/ third party advisory
https://www.vdalabs.com/2018/08/06/professional-iot-hacking-series-hunting-remote-command-injection/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-14494?
CVE-2018-14494 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-14494?
To fix CVE-2018-14494, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-14494 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2018-14494 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~9% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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