FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices allow unauthenticated access to the xml/permission.xml…
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices allow unauthenticated access to the xml/permission.xml file containing all of the system's usernames and passwords. This includes the Admin and Service user accounts and their unsalted MD5 hashes, as well as the SMS server password in cleartext.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01573 75th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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 · 4
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:o:furuno:felcom_250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Furuno |
| cpe:2.3:h:furuno:felcom_250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Furuno |
| cpe:2.3:o:furuno:felcom_500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Vulnerable | Furuno |
| cpe:2.3:h:furuno:felcom_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | not specified by NVD | Running on | Furuno |
- cpe:2.3:o:furuno:felcom_250_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Furuno
- cpe:2.3:h:furuno:felcom_250:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Furuno
- cpe:2.3:o:furuno:felcom_500_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Furuno
- cpe:2.3:h:furuno:felcom_500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Running on ·Furuno
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16705
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jgrg-hjm6-wj6m
References
More Furuno Felcom 250 Firmware vulnerabilities
- TI-2018-11886 FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices use only client-side JavaScript in login.js for authentication. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-11887 FURUNO FELCOM 250 and 500 devices allow unauthenticated users to change the password for… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
Sources
- CVE-2018-16705 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-16705 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jgrg-hjm6-wj6m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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