What is CVE-2018-2406?

CVE-2018-2406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Crystal Reports Server, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2018-2406?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in SAP Crystal Reports Server

CVE-2018-2406

Unquoted windows search path (directory/path traversal) vulnerability in Crystal Reports Server, OEM Edition (CRSE), 4.0, 4.10, 4.20, 4.30, startup path.

Published 2018-04-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (26.0th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 26th percentile — 26.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.003 · change: -0.000

Affected products

SAP Crystal Reports Server — versions 4.0, 4.10, 4.20
SAP Se Crystal Reports Server, Oem Edition — versions 4.0, 4.10, 4.20

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-428 — Unquoted Search Path or Element

References

launchpad.support.sap.com/ (Permissions Required)
blogs.sap.com/2018/04/10/sap-security-patch-day-april-2018/ (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/103719 (vdb-entry, Broken Link)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-2406?: CVE-2018-2406 is a medium-severity vulnerability in SAP Crystal Reports Server, classified under Unquoted Search Path or Element. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2018-2406?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.