Vulnerabilities

Vulnerability · CVE-2018-20122

fastweb fastgate_firmware Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Published Jul 5, 2023 · catalog updated Jul 5, 2023 · fastweb fastgate_firmware Improper Neutralization

Patch now

CVE-2018-20122 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm fastweb fastgate_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

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  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (fastweb fastgate_firmware Improper Neutralization).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
4.82%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor fastweb fastgate_firmware

The web interface on FASTGate Fastweb devices with firmware through 0.00.47_FW_200_Askey 2017-05-17 (software through 1.0.1b) exposed a CGI binary that is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution with root privileges. No authentication is required in order to trigger the vulnerability.

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  • vendor fastweb fastgate_firmwareversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-20122

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-20122 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm fastweb fastgate_firmware Improper Neutralization against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 4.82%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jul 5, 2023 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    The web interface on FASTGate Fastweb devices with firmware through 0.00.47_FW_200_Askey 2017-05-17 (software through 1.0.1b) exposed a CGI binary that is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution with root privileges. No authentication is required in order to trigger the vulnerability.

  2. Jul 5, 2023 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-20122

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-20122

    30-day exploitation probability 4.8%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-20122

    The web interface on FASTGate Fastweb devices with firmware through 0.00.47_FW_200_Askey 2017-05-17 (software through 1.0.1b) exposed a CGI binary that is vulnerable to a command injection vulnerability that can be exploited to achieve remote code execution with root privileges.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.