CVEvulnerability
CVE-2018-4063
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Vulnerability — Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS
Sierra Wireless AirLink ALEOS contains an unrestricted upload of file with dangerous type vulnerability. A specially crafted HTTP request can upload a file, resulting in executable code being uploaded, and routable, to the webserver. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability. The impacted product could be end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue product utilization.
- Added to KEV
- 2025-12-12
- Remediation due
- 2026-01-02
- Ransomware use
- Unknown
- Required action
- Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
- Notes
- https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/ics-advisories/icsa-19-122-03 ; https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software_reference_docs/technical-bulletin/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---swi-psa-2019-003 ; https://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/hardware_reference_docs/airlink_es450_eol ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-4063
- Status
- Analyzed
- Published
- 2019-05-06
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 (134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)
- 8.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 9.0 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-434
Description
An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the upload.cgi functionality of Sierra Wireless AirLink ES450 FW 4.9.3. A specially crafted HTTP request can upload a file, resulting in executable code being uploaded, and routable, to the webserver. An attacker can make an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.
Affected configurations
• sierrawireless aleos (< 4.4.9)
• sierrawireless aleos (< 4.11.0)
• sierrawireless aleos (< 4.9.4)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-434 Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type weakness
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152648/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-ACEManager-upload.cgi-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 Broken Link
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0748 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152648/Sierra-Wireless-AirLink-ES450-ACEManager-upload.cgi-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108147 Broken Link
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-19-122-03 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0748 Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2018-4063 US Government Resource
- https://www.forescout.com/blog/ot-network-security-threats-industrial-routers-under-attack/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory