---
id: CVE-2019-18184
title: >-
  Crestron DMC-STRO 1.0 devices allow remote command execution as root via shell
  metacharacters to the ping function.
summary: >-
  Crestron DMC-STRO 1.0 devices allow remote command execution as root via shell
  metacharacters to the ping function.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-78
vendor: crestron
product: dmc-stro_firmware
affected:
  - dmc-stro_firmware = 1.0
published: '2019-11-27'
updated: '2026-08-07'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18184'
references:
  - url: 'https://cyberleap.it/advisories/cve-2019-18184'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://web.archive.org/web/20201221031912/https://www.quantumleap.it/crestron-dmc-stro-remote-root-rce/
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://www.crestron.com/en-US/Products/Video/DigitalMedia-Modular-Matrix/Output-Cards-Blades/DMC-STRO
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.quantumleap.it/crestron-dmc-stro-remote-root-rce/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://www.quantumleap.it/news/advisory/'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: >-
      https://www.crestron.com/en-US/Products/Video/DigitalMedia-Modular-Matrix/Output-Cards-Blades/DMC-STRO
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.quantumleap.it/crestron-dmc-stro-remote-root-rce/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://www.quantumleap.it/news/advisory/'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.08084
epssPercentile: 0.94559
ingestedAt: '2026-08-07T16:14:40.653Z'
---

## Overview

Crestron DMC-STRO 1.0 devices allow remote command execution as root via shell metacharacters to the ping function.

## Affected

- `dmc-stro_firmware = 1.0`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.