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Case File

CVE-2018-18320

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 5.24% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

Field Assessment

AI analysis pending.

Exhibit — Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

Detected Signals
remote code execution code execution
GitHub PoC Links

Note: these links are listed for security research and verification purposes only.

CVE
CVE-2018-18320
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
5.24%

Original Filing — NVD Description

An issue was discovered in the Merlin.PHP component 0.6.6 for Asuswrt-Merlin devices. An attacker can execute arbitrary commands because exec.php has a popen call. NOTE: the vendor indicates that Merlin.PHP is designed only for use on a trusted intranet network, and intentionally allows remote code execution