How severe is CVE-2018-17495?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-17495 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass

CVE-2018-17495

eVisitorPass could allow a local attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by an error with the Virtual Keyboard Help Dialog. By visiting the kiosk and removing the program from fullscreen, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability using the terminal to launch the command prompt.

EPSS: 0.004 (31.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2
Visitorpass Evisitorpass — versions 1.5.5.2

Public proof-of-concept exploits

nutc4k3/amazing-iot-security

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17495?: CVE-2018-17495 is a high-severity vulnerability in Thresholdsecurity Evisitorpass. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-17495?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-17495 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.