TI-2018-10749 Aliases CVE-2018-14942 GHSA-3hpp-m956-p9wj

Harmonic NSG 9000 devices allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal…

MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published 2018-08-05 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

Attack vector: Network
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Harmonic NSG 9000 devices allow remote authenticated users to conduct directory traversal attacks, as demonstrated by "POST /PY/EMULATION_GET_FILE" or "POST /PY/EMULATION_EXPORT" with FileName=../../../passwd in the POST data.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02007 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:harmonicinc:nsg_9000_firmware:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Harmonicinc
cpe:2.3:h:harmonicinc:nsg_9000:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Running on	Harmonicinc

cpe:2.3:o:harmonicinc:nsg_9000_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Harmonicinc
cpe:2.3:h:harmonicinc:nsg_9000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Harmonicinc

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-14942
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3hpp-m956-p9wj

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/pudding2/NSG9000/blob/master/exp.txt

TI-2018-10750 Harmonic NSG 9000 devices have a default password of nsgadmin for the admin account, a… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8

Sources

This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences