CVE-2018-12338

Description

Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote root SSH access.

9.8

CVSS

Severity: Critical

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.38%

Third-Party Advisory tu-ilmenau.de

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://telematik.prakinf.tu-ilmenau.de/ecos-sbs/advisory.html	mitigation third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-12338?: CVE-2018-12338 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-12338?: To fix CVE-2018-12338, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-12338 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-12338 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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