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CVE-2018-15394
CRITICAL
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.
Published: Nov 8, 2018
Modified: Jun 17, 2026
CWE-284
NVD-CWE-noinfo
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 |
|---|---|---|
| cisco | stealthwatch_enterprise | * |
GitHub Security Advisory GHSA-qg74-x86q-mr5x
A vulnerability in the Stealthwatch Management Console (SMC) of Cisco Stealthwatch Enterprise...
References (4)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105853 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-smc-auth-bypass Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105853 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-smc-auth-bypass Vendor Advisory
Risk Scores
CVSS Score
9.8 / 10
EPSS Score
4.02%
Top 10% most likely to be exploited
Threat Score
40.4 / 100
Data Sources
NVD
EPSS
GitHub