What is CVE-2018-11691?

CVE-2018-11691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ve6046, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-14.

How severe is CVE-2018-11691?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Emerson Ve6046

CVE-2018-11691

Emerson DeltaV Smart Switch Command Center application, available in versions 11.3.x and 12.3.1, was unable to change the DeltaV Smart Switches’ management password upon commissioning. Emerson released patches for DeltaV workstations to address this issue, and the patches can be downloaded from Emerson’s Guardian Support Portal. Please refer to the DeltaV Security Notification DSN19003 (KBA NK-1900-0808) for more information about this issue. DeltaV versions 13.3 and higher use the Network Device Command Center application to manage DeltaV Smart Switches, and this newer application is not impacted by this issue. After patching the Smart Switch Command Center, users are required to either commission the DeltaV Smart Switches or change password using the tool.

EPSS: 0.023 (81.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Emerson Ve6046
Emerson Ve6046_firmware — versions 09.0.12
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-798 — Use of Hard-coded Credentials

References

cve@mitre.org (Product, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-11691?: CVE-2018-11691 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ve6046, classified under Use of Hard-coded Credentials. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-11691?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.