CVE-2018-6597 describes a hidden privilege escalation vulnerability in the Alcatel A30 device, specifically affecting its firmware. This flaw allows an attacker with physical access to the device to gain root-level command execution via ADB, or by leveraging a UNIX domain socket named "factory_test" which executes commands as root. The vulnerability is rated as Medium severity (CVSS 6.8), indicating a low attack complexity with high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability, but requires physical access. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
7.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:alcatel:a30_firmware:7.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.