CVE-2018-0626 Command injection in WG1200HP

High 7.2 Published 9 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker with administrator rights can execute arbitrary OS commands on NEC WG1200HP routers via the sysCmd parameter.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: An administrator
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-0626?

CVE-2018-0626 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in NEC Corporation WG1200HP, published on 9 Jan 2019. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Aterm WG1200HP firmware Ver1.0.31 and earlier allows attacker with administrator rights to execute arbitrary OS commands via sysCmd in formWsc parameter.

Weakness: CWE-78

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0626?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nec Aterm Wg1200hp Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-0626?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0626 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.

Is CVE-2018-0626 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0626 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fcfv-phm7-hxw7.