CVE-2018-18728
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03...
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. They allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the usbName field to the __fastcall function with a POST request.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. They allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the usbName field to the __fastcall function with a POST request.
- Record
CVE-2018-18728- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. They allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the usbName field to the __fastcall function with a POST request.
- Record
CVE-2018-18728- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10444 No score
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. They allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the usbName field to the __fastcall function with a POST request.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10444- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3f4j-7hmm-p7m3
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03...
An issue was discovered on Tenda AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. They allow remote code execution via shell metacharacters in the usbName field to the __fastcall function with a POST request.
- Record
GHSA-3f4j-7hmm-p7m3- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- 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-2018-18728 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Tenda Ac15 Firmware, published October 28, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.96%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.