XML external entity injection in Dell EMC RSA Authentication Manager Security Console
Priority MEDIUM 47CWE-611Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, version 8.3 and earlier, contains a XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability. This could potentially allow admin users to cause a denial of service or extract server data via injecting a maliciously crafted DTD in an XML file submitted to the application.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.15758 96th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA and NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-1247
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-388m-42jq-jjrp
References
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Sources
- CVE-2018-1247 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-1247 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-388m-42jq-jjrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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