CVE-2018-16752: Linknet-Usa Lw-n605r Firmware

High severity, CVSS 8.8. EPSS: 42.7% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

LINK-NET LW-N605R devices with firmware 12.20.2.1486 allow Remote Code Execution via shell metacharacters in the HOST field of the ping feature at adm/systools.asp. Authentication is needed but the default password of admin for the admin account may be used in some cases.

Affected products

• Linknet-Usa Lw-n605r Firmware: version 12.20.2.1486 only

Published 2018-09-20. Last modified 2026-06-17.