What is CVE-2018-14808?

CVE-2018-14808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ams Device Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-01.

How severe is CVE-2018-14808?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Emerson Ams Device Manager

CVE-2018-14808

Emerson AMS Device Manager v12.0 to v13.5. Non-administrative users are able to change executable and library files on the affected products.

Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

Published 2018-10-01 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.1th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Emerson Ams Device Manager — versions v12.0 to v13.5
Emerson Ams Device Manager

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management

References

ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-270-01 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105406 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-14808?: CVE-2018-14808 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Emerson Ams Device Manager, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2018-10-01.
How severe is CVE-2018-14808?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.