CVE-2018-15394 json
Cisco Stealthwatch Management Console Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
published 2018-11-08 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7272
- cvss
- 9.8
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 4.0%
- EPSS 4.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 90%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass authentication and execute arbitrary actions with administrative privileges on an affected system. The vulnerability is due to an insecure system configuration. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a crafted HTTP request to the targeted application. An exploit could allow the attacker to gain unauthenticated access, resulting in elevated privileges in the SMC.
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- yes
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
4.02% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 3.0 | 9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 7.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-284 Improper Access Control
References
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-smc-auth-bypass
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/105853
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-15394
- NVD CVE-2018-15394
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