2025-12-24 19:27CVE-2018-25143VulnCheck
PUBLISHED5.2CWE-78

Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 Backdoor Jailbreak via Microhard Sh Service

Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 contains a service vulnerability that allows authenticated users to enable a restricted SSH shell with a default 'msshc' user. Attackers can exploit a custom 'ping' command in the NcFTP environment to escape the restricted shell and execute commands with root privileges.

Problem type

Affected products

Microhard Systems

Microhard Systems 3G/4G Cellular Ethernet and Serial Gateway Backdoor Jailbreak

IPn4G 1.1.0 build 1098 - AFFECTED

References

GitHub Security Advisories

GHSA-x8gg-ghxq-c254

Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 contains a service vulnerability that allows authenticated users to...

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x8gg-ghxq-c254

Microhard Systems IPn4G 1.1.0 contains a service vulnerability that allows authenticated users to enable a restricted SSH shell with a default 'msshc' user. Attackers can exploit a custom 'ping' command in the NcFTP environment to escape the restricted shell and execute commands with root privileges.

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