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CVE-2018-12259

Status: ModifiedMedium (6.8)—

An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. Root access can be obtained via UART pins without any restrictions, which leads to full system compromise.

CVSS

Exploitation probability (EPSS)

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).

Affected technologies (1)

Apollotechnologiesinc — Momentum Axel 720p Firmware

CWEs

References

Raw JSON (NVD)

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