01 Record
CVE-2018-18435
KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and it's
UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: mitre
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
02 Description
KioWare Server version 4.9.6 and older installs by default to "C:\kioware_com" with weak folder permissions granting any user full permission "Everyone: (F)" to the contents of the directory and it's
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.37% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 71.8% 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:3.0/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 2026-06-17.
- 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.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-03-17 19:11Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-08-05 11:08Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2018-10-17
- Assigning CNA
- mitre
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Not rated by the issuing CNA
- CNA CVSS vector
- Not published by the issuing CNA
- Weaknesses
- CWE-732Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical ResourceClass
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e6ba83ba3f93769a603181e0053b46051b0242f44f601f3b54b6f8e2a2a1b201
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- packetstormsecurity.comhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/151031/KioWare-Server-4.9.6-Privilege-Escalation.html
- www.exploit-db.com46093https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46093/
- m.kioware.comhttps://m.kioware.com/news/kioware-press-releases/kioware_server_security_patch_update
- www.kioware.comhttps://www.kioware.com/patch.aspx
- github.comhttps://github.com/active-labs/Advisories/blob/master/2019/ACTIVE-2019-002.md