CVE-2018-18473 describes a critical backdoor vulnerability in specific PATLITE NH-FB, NH-FV, and NBM series devices running older firmware versions. Attackers can enable an SSH daemon using hardcoded passwords to a hidden URI, then leverage the default root credentials for remote code execution, leading to full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), this vulnerability presents a low-complexity, network-based attack vector with complete confidentiality, integrity, and availability impact. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:patlite:nbm-d88n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:patlite:nhl-3fb1_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:patlite:nhl-3fv1n_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.