7.2
CVSSv2

CVE-2019-12789

Published: 17/06/2019 Updated: 24/08/2020
CVSS v2 Base Score: 7.2 | Impact Score: 10 | Exploitability Score: 3.9
CVSS v3 Base Score: 6.8 | Impact Score: 5.9 | Exploitability Score: 0.9
VMScore: 641
Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Vulnerability Summary

An issue exists on Actiontec T2200H T2200H-31.128L.08 devices, as distributed by Telus. By attaching a UART adapter to the UART pins on the system board, an attacker can use a special key sequence (Ctrl-\) to obtain a shell with root privileges. After gaining root access, the attacker can mount the filesystem read-write and make permanent modifications to the device including bricking of the device, disabling vendor management of the device, preventing automatic upgrades, and permanently installing malicious code on the device.

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Exploits

Telus Actiontec T2200H with firmware T2200H-31128L08 suffers from a local privilege escalation vulnerability ...