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Vulnerability record · CVE-2015-6018 · published 31 December 2015

CVE-2015-6018: Zyxel pmg5318-b20a firmware permissions and access controls vulnerability

Zyxel · Pmg5318 B20a Firmware

The diagnostic-ping implementation on ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A devices with firmware before 1.00(AANC.2)C0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the PingIPAddr parameter.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 21% · top 2.6% CWE-264 · Permissions and access controls
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 10.0
21%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
8References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

The diagnostic-ping implementation on ZyXEL PMG5318-B20A devices with firmware before 1.00(AANC.2)C0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands via the PingIPAddr parameter.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034553
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870744 US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZQU2R US Government Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1034553
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/38455/
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/870744 US Government Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/BLUU-9ZQU2R US Government Resource

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2015-6018), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.