CVE-2018-6508

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

1.87% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.

EPSS percentile

Ranks above 77.9% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.

NVD base score

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

NVD CVSS vector

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

NVD analysis status

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

Red Hat severity

Important. 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

2018-02-09 20:00Z8 YR AGO

Last updated

2024-09-17 01:55Z1 YR AGO

Reserved

2018-02-01

Assigning CNA

puppet

Record state

PUBLISHED

Severity

Not rated by the issuing CNA

CNA CVSS vector

Not published by the issuing CNA

Weaknesses

• CWE-134Use of Externally-Controlled Format StringBase
• CWE-78Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')Base

Data version

5.1

Document digest

8602a95ab329f7f18fe5762a7dc8015deba5c58a9650671fad28409e0b03e133

• puppet.comhttps://puppet.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-6508x_refsource_CONFIRM
• www.securityfocus.com103020http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103020vdb-entryx_refsource_BID