RCE in Ui Edgeos

CVE-2018-5265

Ubiquiti EdgeOS 1.9.1 on EdgeRouter Lite devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code with admin credentials, because /opt/vyatta/share/vyatta-cfg/templates/system/static-host-mapping/host-name/node.def does not sanitize the 'alias' or 'ips' parameter for shell metacharacters.

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.029 (86.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 87th percentile — 86.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-5265: held from 0.030 to 0.029.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.030 · newest: 0.029 · change: -0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-5265?
CVE-2018-5265 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ui Edgeos, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2019-06-07.
How severe is CVE-2018-5265?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.