How severe is CVE-2018-12338?

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

Vulnerability in Ecos System Management Appliance

CVE-2018-12338

Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote root SSH access.

EPSS: 0.015 (72.2th 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

Ecos System_management_appliance — versions 5.2.68
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Mitigation)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12338?: CVE-2018-12338 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Ecos System Management Appliance. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-06-17.
How severe is CVE-2018-12338?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.