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CVE-2018-7539

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 4.28%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-04-17 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-7539
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
4.28%

Original NVD Description

On Appear TV XC5000 and XC5100 devices with firmware 3.26.217, it is possible to read OS files with a specially crafted HTTP request (such as GET /../../../../../../../../../../../../etc/passwd) to the web server (fuzzd/0.1.1) running the Maintenance Center on port TCP/8088. This can lead to full compromise of the device.