TI-2018-08852 Aliases CVE-2018-12338 GHSA-4xx4-669w-3r4m

Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows…

MEDIUM 45Published 2018-06-17 · Updated 2024-08-05

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote root SSH access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01511 74th percentileScored 2026-11-07

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:ecos:system_management_appliance:5.2.68:::::::*	5.2.68	Vulnerable	Ecos

cpe:2.3:a:ecos:system_management_appliance:5.2.68:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.68 Vulnerable ·Ecos

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12338
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4xx4-669w-3r4m

References

Advisory 1

https://telematik.prakinf.tu-ilmenau.de/ecos-sbs/advisory.html

TI-2018-08845 Authentication Bypass by Spoofing vulnerability in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.4
TI-2018-08849 Incorrect access control in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows a… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.3

Sources

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