What is CVE-2018-15809?

CVE-2018-15809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accupos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.

How severe is CVE-2018-15809?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Accupos

CVE-2018-15809

AccuPOS 2017.8 is installed with the insecure "Authenticated Users: Modify" permission for files within the installation path. This may allow local attackers to compromise the integrity of critical resource and executable files.

Published 2018-08-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (14.1th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 14th percentile — 14.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Accupos — versions 2017.8

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

versprite.com/advisories/accupos/ (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15809?: CVE-2018-15809 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accupos, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2018-08-23.
How severe is CVE-2018-15809?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.