Pivotal Operations Manager gives all users heightened privileges
Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-269Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Privilege escalation
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.
Summary
Pivotal Operations Manager, versions 2.0.x prior to 2.0.24, versions 2.1.x prior to 2.1.15, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.7, and versions 2.3.x prior to 2.3.1, grants all users a scope which allows for privilege escalation. A remote malicious user who has been authenticated may create a new client with administrator privileges for Opsman.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01078 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Pivotal Operations Manager (Pivotal Cloud Foundry): 2.0.24, 2.1.15, 2.2.7 +1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pivotal Cloud Foundry | Pivotal Operations Manager | 2.0.x to before 2.0.24; 2.1.x to before 2.1.15; 2.2.x to before 2.2.7; 2.3.x to before 2.3.1 | 2.0.24, 2.1.15, 2.2.7, 2.3.1 | Patch available | CNA |
- Pivotal Operations Manager VendorPivotal Cloud Foundry Affected 2.0.x to before 2.0.24; 2.1.x to before 2.1.15; 2.2.x to before 2.2.7; 2.3.x to before 2.3.1 Fixed in 2.0.24, 2.1.15, 2.2.7, 2.3.1 Patch available CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 2.0.0 to before 2.0.24; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.15; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.1 | Vulnerable | Spring by Pivotal |
- cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.0.24; 2.1.0 to before 2.1.15; 2.2.0 to before 2.2.7; 2.3.0 to before 2.3.1 Vulnerable ·Spring by Pivotal
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Pivotal Operations Manager (Pivotal Cloud Foundry) Fixed in 2.0.24, 2.1.15, 2.2.7, 2.3.1
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-15762
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hmj9-qjcc-6gv7
References
More Spring by Pivotal Operations Manager vulnerabilities
- TI-2016-00806 Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Ops Manager before 1.6.17 and 1.7.x before 1.7.8, when vCloud… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2016-00794 Pivotal Cloud Foundry (PCF) Ops Manager before 1.5.14 and 1.6.x before 1.6.9 uses the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-07867 Pivotal Operations Manager UAA config - temp Ram Disk CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2019-08428 UAA clients.write vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2019-02790 Reflected XSS in Pivotal Operations Manager CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.2
- TI-2019-08449 Pivotal Ops Manager logs query parameters in tomcat access file CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2018-15762 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-15762 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hmj9-qjcc-6gv7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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