What is CVE-2018-12590?

CVE-2018-12590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ui Edgeswitch, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-06-20.

How severe is CVE-2018-12590?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ui Edgeswitch

CVE-2018-12590

Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an externally controlled format-string vulnerability due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrator…

EPSS: 0.017 (74.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ui Edgeswitch
Ui Edgeswitch_firmware
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-134 — Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12590?: CVE-2018-12590 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ui Edgeswitch, classified under Use of Externally-Controlled Format String. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2018-06-20.
How severe is CVE-2018-12590?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.