CVE-2018-19788

Exploitation

Public exploit code exists. CISA's assessment records a public proof of concept. That is not a report of exploitation in the wild.

SSVC decision

• ExploitationpocPublic proof-of-concept exploit code exists. Not a report of exploitation in the wild.
• 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

11.48% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 95.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

8.8 (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:H

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Moderate. Red Hat's rating for its own products, not a CVSS rating.

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

2018-12-03 06:00Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-08-29 15:55Z2 YR AGO

Reserved

2018-12-02

Assigning CNA

mitre

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-20Improper Input ValidationClass
• CWE-287Improper AuthenticationClass

Data version

5.1

Document digest

9fb885201be0f983a3eb7c8a0568d3a743009bdd55a942628ee97ffbe8fee7a5

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• bugs.debian.orghttps://bugs.debian.org/915332x_refsource_MISC
• gitlab.freedesktop.orghttps://gitlab.freedesktop.org/polkit/polkit/issues/74x_refsource_MISC
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• security.gentoo.orgGLSA-201908-14https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201908-14vendor-advisoryx_refsource_GENTOO
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• security.netapp.comhttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240816-0001/