CVE-2018-5412

HIGH

Imperva SecureSphere <12.0.0.50 - RCE

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-5412. PoCs published by 0x09AL.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere v12.0.0.50's sealed-mode to escape restrictions and execute arbitrary commands as root via SSH. It leverages the 'impctl platform import' command with a crafted payload to achieve remote code execution.

Description

Imperva SecureSphere running v12.0.0.50 is vulnerable to local arbitrary code execution, escaping sealed-mode.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by 0x09AL · rubylocallinux
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45132

This Metasploit module exploits a vulnerability in Imperva SecureSphere v12.0.0.50's sealed-mode to escape restrictions and execute arbitrary commands as root via SSH. It leverages the 'impctl platform import' command with a crafted payload to achieve remote code execution.

Classification
Working Poc 95%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Moderate
Reliability
Reliable
Target: Imperva SecureSphere v12.0.0.50
Auth required
Prerequisites: Valid SSH credentials for the target system · SSH access to the target system
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 18, 2026 Full analysis →

References (1)

Core 1
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45132

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0016
EPSS Percentile 37.4%
Attack Vector LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Details

CWE
CWE-77
Status published
Products (1)
imperva/securesphere 12.0.0.50
Published Jan 10, 2019
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026