What is CVE-2018-1343?

CVE-2018-1343 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Netiq Privileged Account Manager (Pam) 3.1 And 3.2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.

How severe is CVE-2018-1343?

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

Auth bypass in Micro Focus Netiq Privileged Account Manager (Pam) 3.1 And 3.2

CVE-2018-1343

PAM exposure enabling unauthenticated access to remote host

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-03-06 · last modified 2026-06-17.

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.014 (70.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 71st percentile — 70.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.014 · newest: 0.014 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Micro Focus Netiq Privileged Account Manager (Pam) 3.1 And 3.2 — versions PAM 3.1.0.1, PAM 3.1.0.2, PAM 3.1.0.3, PAM 3.2.0.1, PAM 3.2.0.2
Netiq Privileged Account Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-1343?: CVE-2018-1343 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Netiq Privileged Account Manager (Pam) 3.1 And 3.2, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-06.
How severe is CVE-2018-1343?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.