CVE-2018-15465

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

2.38% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 83.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

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

2018-12-24 14:00Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-11-26 14:20Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2018-08-17

Assigning CNA

cisco

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.1)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-285Improper AuthorizationClass
• CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

73c4016a36a662c8cf140e3c2723fae5daf09e6cabfb6ca7b97f325a53ecc90f

• www.securityfocus.com106256http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106256vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
• www.tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-46x_refsource_MISC
• tools.cisco.com20181219 Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilityhttps://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181219-asa-privescvendor-advisoryx_refsource_CISCO