CVE-2018-5997
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted...
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted upload feature and a path traversal vulnerability, it is possible to upload a file on a filesystem with root privileges: this will lead to remote code execution as root.
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 in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted upload feature and a path traversal vulnerability, it is possible to upload a file on a filesystem with root privileges: this will lead to remote code execution as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-5997- 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
- 10.0 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - Weakness
- CWE-22, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted upload feature and a path traversal vulnerability, it is possible to upload a file on a filesystem with root privileges: this will lead to remote code execution as root.
- Record
CVE-2018-5997- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-17762 No score
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted upload feature and a path traversal vulnerability, it is possible to upload a file on a filesystem with root privileges: this will lead to remote code execution as root.
- Record
EUVD-2018-17762- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w6wj-grq4-hrgj
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted...
An issue was discovered in the HTTP Server in RAVPower Filehub 2.000.056. Due to an unrestricted upload feature and a path traversal vulnerability, it is possible to upload a file on a filesystem with root privileges: this will lead to remote code execution as root.
- Record
GHSA-w6wj-grq4-hrgj- 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-22
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Public exploits
Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.
| Source | Link | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Exploit-DB | RAVPower 2.000.056 - Root Remote Code Execution | 2018-01-24 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, Exploit-DB, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-5997 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ravpower Filehub Firmware, published January 25, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 23.5%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.