What is CVE-2018-6486?

CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-02-02.

How severe is CVE-2018-6486?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.

XXE in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc)

CVE-2018-6486

XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (AWB) and Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10. This vulnerability could be exploited to allow a XML External Entity (XXE) injection.

Vulnerability class: XXE (XML External Entity)

Published 2018-02-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.3 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (66.8th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 66.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc) — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
Microfocus Fortify Audit Workbench — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10
Microfocus Fortify Software Security Center — versions 16.10, 16.20, 17.10

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-611 — Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6486?: CVE-2018-6486 is a high-severity vulnerability in Micro Focus Fortify Audit Workbench (Awb) And Software Security Center (Ssc), classified under Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference (XXE). CVSS score: 7.3/10. Published 2018-02-02.
How severe is CVE-2018-6486?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.3 out of 10.