CVE-2018-9285 is a critical OS command injection vulnerability affecting multiple ASUS RT-series router models, including the RT-AC66U, RT-AC86U, and RT-N18U, among others, in specific firmware versions. The flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary operating system commands by manipulating the pingCNT and destIP fields within the SystemCmd variable via the Main_Analysis_Content.asp script. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability poses a significant risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (e.g., Metasploit, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.0.0.4.384.10007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac66u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.0.4.384.10007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac68u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.0.4.384.10007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac86u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.0.4.384.10007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac88u_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 3.0.0.4.384.10007CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:asus:rt-ac1900_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.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
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.