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TI-2018-00233 Aliases CVE-2018-0274GHSA-73h9-784v-5f52

Improper input validation in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-20Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.

Summary

A vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO) could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to insufficient input validation. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by injecting malicious arguments into vulnerable commands. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the affected system. This vulnerability affects the following releases of Cisco Network Services Orchestrator (NSO): 4.1 through 4.1.6.0, 4.2 through 4.2.4.0, 4.3 through 4.3.3.0, 4.4 through 4.4.2.0. Cisco Bug IDs: CSCvf99982.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.03769 89th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknownCisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown Vendor— Affected Cisco Network Services Orchestrator unknown Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.1 – 4.1.6.0; 4.2 – 4.2.4.0; 4.3 – 4.3.3.0; 4.4 – 4.4.2.0VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:network_services_orchestrator:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.1 – 4.1.6.0; 4.2 – 4.2.4.0; 4.3 – 4.3.3.0; 4.4 – 4.4.2.0 Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0274
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-73h9-784v-5f52
  3. 2026-10-07 EPSS moved to the 90th–95th percentile
  4. 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-23504 Erlang/OTP SSH Vulnerable to Pre-Authentication RCE KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-19919 Apache Log4j2 JNDI features do not protect against attacker controlled LDAP and other JNDI related endpoints KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-00859 Cisco Network Services Orchestrator Path Traversal Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2018-00422 Cisco Network Services Orchestrator Network Plug and Play Information Disclosure Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-13314 Cisco Network Services Orchestrator Configuration Update Authorization Bypass Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-13299 Uncontrolled search path in Cisco Network Services Orchestrator CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
See all 10 →

Sources

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