CVE-2018-1998

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

0.40% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 33.1% 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.

Published

2019-03-11 22:00Z7 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-17 02:41Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2017-12-13

Assigning CNA

ibm

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

High (CVSS 8.8)

CNA CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8a5f73eedb036b0063f4736178cdf1405dc1cfaccc5eb7557cd91a76490ce556

• exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-websphere-cve20181998-priv-escalation(154887)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/154887vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
• www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10870488x_refsource_CONFIRM