CVE-2018-12041
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0....
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0. Attackers can remotely deny service by sending specially constructed 802.11 frames.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0. Attackers can remotely deny service by sending specially constructed 802.11 frames.
- Record
CVE-2018-12041- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0. Attackers can remotely deny service by sending specially constructed 802.11 frames.
- Record
CVE-2018-12041- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4024 No score
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0. Attackers can remotely deny service by sending specially constructed 802.11 frames.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4024- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wxwf-rf65-hvj7
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0....
An issue was discovered on the MediaTek AWUS036NH wireless USB adapter through 5.1.25.0. Attackers can remotely deny service by sending specially constructed 802.11 frames.
- Record
GHSA-wxwf-rf65-hvj7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/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-2018-12041 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Mediatek Awus036nh Firmware, published June 8, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.08%, the 65th percentile. No source names a fixed version.