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CVE-2018-10168

26
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-10168 describes a privilege escalation vulnerability in TP-Link EAP Controller and Omada Controller versions 2.5.4_Windows and 2.6.0_Windows. A low-privilege user can exploit a lack of Web API privilege controls to execute arbitrary requests with Administrator privileges. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) allows for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability, requiring only network access and low privileges with no user interaction. There is currently no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.5.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:eap_controller:2.5.4:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*
2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:tp-link:eap_controller:2.6.0:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.55%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
72.5%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0155 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 17,805 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

coresecurity.com / advisories/tp-link-eap-controller-multiple-vulnerabilities
ExploitThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104094
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry