CVE-2018-16197 Auth bypass in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A

Medium 6.5 Published 9 Jan 2019 Updated 5 Aug 2024

An attacker on the same network can bypass access restrictions to read information and files stored on Toshiba home gateways.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-16197?

CVE-2018-16197 is a medium-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier allows an attacker on the same network segment to bypass access restriction to access the information and files stored on the affected device.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-16197?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Toshiba Hem-Gw16a Firmware, Toshiba Hem-Gw26a Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2018-16197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.

Is CVE-2018-16197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-h36g-mqj9-c9h2.