Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-1144 affects the Belkin N750 DB router, model F9K1103, on firmware 1.10.22. A remote unauthenticated attacker could send a crafted HTTP request and run commands as root. For an exposed router, this is serious because compromise of the device can affect network traffic and perimeter trust.
Executive priority
Treat exposed affected routers as urgent perimeter risk. Prioritize finding these devices, removing untrusted reachability, and confirming whether a supported vendor update or replacement path exists.
Technical view
The vulnerability is reported in proxy.cgi on Belkin N750 DB Wi-Fi Dual-Band N+ Gigabit Router F9K1103 firmware 1.10.22. The source states remote unauthenticated command execution as root via a crafted HTTP request. The bundle does not provide CVSS, CWE, patch status, or detailed affected-version range.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Belkin N750 DB F9K1103 routers running firmware 1.10.22, especially where the vulnerable HTTP interface is reachable from untrusted networks.
Exploitation context
The provided sources describe remote unauthenticated root command execution. CISA KEV status is false, and the bundle provides no evidence of active exploitation or public exploitation status beyond the Tenable advisory reference.
Researcher notes
Evidence is sparse but high impact: unauthenticated remote command execution as root on a router CGI endpoint. The source bundle does not include CVSS, CWE mapping, affected-version breadth, exploit telemetry, or a named patch.
Mitigation direction
- Inventory Belkin N750 DB F9K1103 routers and firmware versions.
- Check Belkin and Tenable guidance for supported firmware, mitigation, or replacement direction.
- Prevent untrusted HTTP access to affected router interfaces exposing proxy.cgi.
- Retire or replace unsupported affected routers if no vendor fix is available.
Validation and detection
- Confirm device model F9K1103 and firmware 1.10.22 from trusted inventory or administration records.
- Review exposure records for HTTP access from WAN or other untrusted networks.
- Check available device or gateway logs for unexpected proxy.cgi requests.
- Verify remediation by confirming updated guidance, replacement, or restricted interface reachability.
Public sources used
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- CVSS
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-08CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
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