CVE-2018-16156

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

2.55% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Equal to or higher than the score of 84.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD analysis status

Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-08.

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

2019-05-17 17:20Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2026-10-08 21:14Z21 DAYS AGO

Reserved

2018-08-29

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase

Data version

5.2

Document digest

83fd91c5e863aee6e80701e2de5f777ce69b8b8195059922e9c30f8103911039

• www.securifera.comhttps://www.securifera.com/advisories/cve-2018-16156/x_refsource_MISC
• packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/160832/PaperStream-IP-TWAIN-1.42.0.5685-Local-Privilege-Escalation.htmlx_refsource_MISC