Network Access Vulnerability in Toshiba Home Gateway Devices
CVE-2018-16198

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Toshiba
Status
Toshiba Home Gateway Hem-gw16a And Toshiba Home Gateway Hem-gw26a
Vendor
CVE Published:
9 January 2019

Summary

The Toshiba Home Gateway devices (HEM-GW16A and HEM-GW26A) are susceptible to an improper access control vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker on the same network segment. This flaw permits unauthorized access to a non-documented developer screen, allowing malicious actors to perform potentially harmful operations on the device. Users are encouraged to review their network security settings and ensure that these devices are updated to mitigate the risk.

Affected Version(s)

Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A and Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW16A 1.2.9 and earlier, Toshiba Home gateway HEM-GW26A 1.2.9 and earlier

References

https://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN99810718/index.html
third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVN
http://www.tlt.co.jp/tlt/information/seihin/notice/defect...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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