CVE-2018-5234 describes a high-severity command injection vulnerability affecting Norton Core routers running firmware versions prior to v237. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker on the adjacent network to execute arbitrary commands on the device. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.0 (High) due to its low attack complexity and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, a proof-of-concept exploit is publicly available on ExploitDB, though there is no evidence of active exploitation or significant community discussion.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 237CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:symantec:norton_core_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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