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TI-2018-11839 Aliases CVE-2018-16498GHSA-pc3c-mp2m-rr8w

Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Versa Director

Priority LOW 24CWE-312Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-312.

Summary

In Versa Director, the unencrypted backup files stored on the Versa deployment contain credentials stored within configuration files. These credentials are for various application components such as SNMP, and SSL and Trust keystores.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00166 5th 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—Versa DirectorFixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Versa Director Vendor— Affected Fixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableVersa
  • cpe:2.3:a:versa-networks:versa_director:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Versa

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-16498
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pc3c-mp2m-rr8w

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2024-26638 Unrestricted file upload in Versa Director KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.2
  • TI-2024-28419 Hard-coded credentials in Versa Director CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-18035 The Versa Director software exposes a number of services by default and allow attackers… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2019-15169 Command injection in Versa Director CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2025-16958 Information disclosure in Versa Director CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-16953 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Versa Director CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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