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TI-2018-00390 Aliases CVE-2018-0431GHSA-qmgx-qvh8-5237

Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability

Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-77Published · 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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands with root privileges on an affected device.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.04029 90th 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
CiscoCisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE)all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE) VendorCisco Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 3

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:2.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:*2.0_baseVulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:3.0\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.0(3a)VulnerableCisco
cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:3.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.1(3)VulnerableCisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:2.0_base:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0_base Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:3.0\(3a\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.0(3a) Vulnerable ·Cisco
  • cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unified_computing_system:3.1\(3\):*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.1(3) Vulnerable ·Cisco

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Cisco Unified Computing System E-Series Software (UCSE) — 20180905 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-00389 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection VulnerabilityPriority MEDIUM 47
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0431
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qmgx-qvh8-5237

References

Advisory 1

  • 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-2015-05417 An unspecified CGI script in Cisco FX-OS before 1.1.2 on Firepower 9000 devices and Cisco… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-08191 IP-in-IP protocol allows a remote, unauthenticated attacker to route arbitrary network traffic CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2018-00389 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2021-01114 Cisco NX-OS Software IPv6 Netstack Denial of Service Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.6
  • TI-2019-01487 Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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