CVE-2018-0428

Exploitation

Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
• AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
• Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.

CISA publishes the decision points, not a final SSVC decision. The decision also depends on mission and well-being impact, which is a property of your deployment rather than of the vulnerability.

EPSS probability

0.44% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 36.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

6.7 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.

Red Hat severity

No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

Published

2018-08-15 20:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-26 14:46Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-11-27

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-284Improper Access ControlPillar
• CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

417b10209137f76eab4252b8995a706c870661c3e3cad6473e48f15598be07b5

• www.securityfocus.com105104http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105104vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.securitytracker.com1041536http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041536vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
• tools.cisco.com20180815 Cisco Web Security Appliance Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180815-wsa-escalationvendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO