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CVE-2018-7357

83
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-7357 describes an improper access control vulnerability in specific firmware versions of the ZTE ZXHN H168N router, potentially allowing unauthorized access. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating it can be exploited with low attack complexity over an adjacent network, leading to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not actively exploited in the wild and lacking Metasploit/Nuclei modules, an ExploitDB entry (EDB-45972) exists, suggesting proof-of-concept code is publicly available, though community discussion and media coverage are minimal.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
2.2.0_pk1.2t2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxhn_h168n_firmware:2.2.0_pk1.2t2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0_pk1.2t5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxhn_h168n_firmware:2.2.0_pk1.2t5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0_pk11tCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxhn_h168n_firmware:2.2.0_pk11t:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
2.2.0_pk11t7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:zte:zxhn_h168n_firmware:2.2.0_pk11t7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
87.87%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
ExploitDB: EDB-45972 · Dec 11, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8787 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 1,857 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 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 0.2 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

support.zte.com.cn / support/news/LoopholeInfoDetail.aspx
Vendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45972
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry