What is CVE-2018-16160?

CVE-2018-16160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Feitian Japan Co., Ltd Securecore Standard Edition, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-16160?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Feitian Japan Co., Ltd Securecore Standard Edition

CVE-2018-16160

SecureCore Standard Edition Version 2.x allows an attacker to bypass the product 's authentication to log in to a Windows PC.

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

Published 2018-11-15 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (24.4th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 24.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Feitian Japan Co., Ltd Securecore Standard Edition — versions Version 2.x
Ftsafe Securecore
Microsoft Windows 8
Microsoft Windows 8.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-287 — Improper Authentication

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN21528670/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16160?: CVE-2018-16160 is a high-severity vulnerability in Feitian Japan Co., Ltd Securecore Standard Edition, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-11-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-16160?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.