CVE-2018-11314
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind...
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.6
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.
- Record
CVE-2018-11314- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 9.3 High
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.
- Record
CVE-2018-11314- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-3353 No score
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.
- Record
EUVD-2018-3353- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chc2-rvc6-vpg5
9.6
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind...
The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.
- Record
GHSA-chc2-rvc6-vpg5- CVSS 3.0
- 9.6 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-11314 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.6) in Roku Firmware, published July 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.93%, the 80th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
wired.com/story/chromecast-roku-sonos-dns-rebinding-vulnerability
medium.com/%40brannondorsey/attacking-private-networks-from-the-internet-with-dns-rebinding-ea7098a2d325
support.roku.com/article/12554388937879
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11314
medium.com/@brannondorsey/attacking-private-networks-from-the-internet-with-dns-rebinding-ea7098a2d325
github.com/advisories/GHSA-chc2-rvc6-vpg5