CVE-2018-5399 describes a critical vulnerability in Auto-Maskin DCU 210E and RP-210E firmware versions prior to 3.7. An undocumented Dropbear SSH server with a hard-coded root/amroot credential pair allows unauthenticated remote attackers to gain root access to the underlying Angstrom Linux operating system. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical) due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no public exploit code or active exploitation has been observed, and community discussion is minimal, the potential impact remains severe.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:auto-maskin:dcu-210e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:auto-maskin:rp-210e_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
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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.