What is CVE-2018-1198?

CVE-2018-1198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Cache, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-17.

How severe is CVE-2018-1198?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Pivotal Cloud Cache

CVE-2018-1198

Pivotal Cloud Cache, versions prior to 1.3.1, prints a superuser password in plain text during BOSH deployment logs. A malicious user with access to the logs could escalate their privileges using this password.

Published 2018-09-17 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.010 (60.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 60th percentile — 60.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Pivotal Cloud Cache — versions unspecified
Pivotal Software Cloud Cache

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-532 — Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References

pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-1198 (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1198?: CVE-2018-1198 is a high-severity vulnerability in Pivotal Cloud Cache, classified under Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2018-09-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-1198?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.