How severe is CVE-2018-7279?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management

CVE-2018-7279

A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.

Published 2018-03-14 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.024 (83.7th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 84th percentile — 83.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.024 · newest: 0.024 · change: 0.000

Affected products

References

www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17155/alienvault-v5-5-1-hotfix-important-u… (Vendor Advisory)
www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17204/security-advisory-alienvault-v5-5-1-… (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-7279?: CVE-2018-7279 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-14.
How severe is CVE-2018-7279?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.