What is CVE-2018-6978?

CVE-2018-6978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize_operations, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-12-18.

How severe is CVE-2018-6978?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize_operations

CVE-2018-6978

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps applic…

EPSS: 0.003 (24.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Vmware Vrealize_operations
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

security@vmware.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@vmware.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6978?: CVE-2018-6978 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Vmware Vrealize_operations, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2018-12-18.
How severe is CVE-2018-6978?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.