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CVE-2018-1000226
CRITICAL
Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.
Published: Aug 20, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-732
CVSS Metrics
CVSSv3
Attack Vector:
NETWORK
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
NONE
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Affected Products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Version |
|---|---|---|
| cobblerd | cobbler | * ≥ 2.0.0 |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-f88q-22g8-frcg
Cobbler Improper Validation of Security Tokens
pip
cobbler
<= 2.6.11
Fixed: 3.0.0
References (4)
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916 Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
12.48%
Top 4% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
42.9 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub