CVE-2018-5796 is a high-severity vulnerability affecting Extreme Networks ExtremeWireless WiNG 5.x before 5.8.6.9 and 5.9.x before 5.9.1.3, allowing a hidden root shell to be accessed. An authenticated administrator can achieve this by using their password with the 'service start-shell' CLI command. This network-exploitable flaw has a CVSSv3 score of 7.2, indicating high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0, < 5.8.6.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.9.0, < 5.9.1.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:extremewireless:wing:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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