CVE-2018-0431
HIGHCisco Unified Computing System - Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Command Injection
Title source: llmDescription
A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands with root privileges on an affected device.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_sectrack
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041686
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
x_refsource_cisco
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180905-cimc-injection
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0403
EPSS Percentile
89.3%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-77
Status
published
Products (3)
cisco/unified_computing_system
2.0_base
cisco/unified_computing_system
3.0\(3a\)
cisco/unified_computing_system
3.1\(3\)
Published
Oct 05, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026