What is CVE-2018-6976?

CVE-2018-6976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Content Locker For iOS, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-09-11.

How severe is CVE-2018-6976?

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

Vulnerability in VMware Content Locker For iOS

CVE-2018-6976

The VMware Content Locker for iOS prior to 4.14 contains a data protection vulnerability in the SQLite database. This vulnerability relates to unencrypted filenames and associated metadata in SQLite database for the Content Locker.

Published 2018-09-11 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.2th percentile), scored 2026-10-01.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.2% 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

VMware Content Locker For iOS — versions prior to 4.14
VMware Workspace One

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-311 — Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data

References

www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0023.html (Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/105367 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
www.securitytracker.com/id/1041604 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6976?: CVE-2018-6976 is a medium-severity vulnerability in VMware Content Locker For iOS, classified under Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2018-09-11.
How severe is CVE-2018-6976?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.