CVE-2018-12261
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-12261- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 2.1 Low
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-12261- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4239 No score
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4239- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cp2h-38mg-rcr9
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
An issue was discovered on Momentum Axel 720P 5.1.8 devices. All processes run as root.
- Record
GHSA-cp2h-38mg-rcr9- CVSS 3.0
- 4.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-269
- 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-2018-12261 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.4) in Apollotechnologiesinc Momentum Axel 720p Firmware, published June 12, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.32%, the 25th percentile. No source names a fixed version.