# CVE-2018-10605: Hardcoded credentials in TELEM-GW6/GWM

> Unprivileged users can gain full control of the RTU and modify configurations using default credentials, requiring an upgrade to secure the device.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 1 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8mwr-27x6-vj6v

## What is CVE-2018-10605?

CVE-2018-10605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Martem TELEM-GW6/GWM, published on 1 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Martem TELEM GW6/GWM versions prior to 2.0.87-4018403-k4 may allow unprivileged users to modify/upload a new system configuration or take the full control over the RTU using default credentials to connect to the RTU.

Weakness: CWE-1188 (Initialization of a Resource with an Insecure Default), CWE-276 (Incorrect Default Permissions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-10605?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Martem Telem-Gw6 Firmware, Martem Telem-Gwm Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-10605?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-10605 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-10605 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Martem TELEM-GW6/GWM

- [CVE-2018-10603](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10603/): Missing authorization in TELEM GW6 (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-10607](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10607/): Denial of service in TELEM GW6 (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-10609](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10609/): Cross-site scripting in TELEM-GW6/GWM (medium 6.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-10605 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-10605 is a high-severity vulnerability in Martem TELEM-GW6/GWM, published on 1 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-10605 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Martem TELEM-GW6/GWM. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10605/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10605/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-10605
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10605
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-10605

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-10605/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.