CVE-2018-11314

The External Control API in Roku and Roku TV products allow unauthorized access via a DNS Rebind attack. This can result in remote device control and privileged device and network information to be exfiltrated by an attacker.

Published: 2018-07-03 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-11314 is rated High Risk (65.8/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.74%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.26% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11314

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.48% 1.74% +1.26%
2 2025-11-21 0.37% 0.48% +0.11%
3 2025-11-18 0.37%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11314

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.6 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
User interaction (UI:R)
A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 6.0 [email protected]
9.3 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
8.6 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11314

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11314

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
roku roku_firmware cpe:2.3:h:roku:roku_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11314

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