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TI-2018-13724 Aliases CVE-2018-19367GHSA-2mq6-rxq2-qgxv

Portainer through 1.19.2 provides an API endpoint (/api/users/admin/check) to verify that…

Priority MEDIUM 45Published · Updated

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

Portainer through 1.19.2 provides an API endpoint (/api/users/admin/check) to verify that the admin user is already created. This API endpoint will return 404 if admin was not created and 204 if it was already created. Attackers can set an admin password in the 404 case.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01469 73rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by 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

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 1.19.2Vulnerableportainer
  • cpe:2.3:a:portainer:portainer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 1.19.2 Vulnerable ·portainer

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-19367
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2mq6-rxq2-qgxv

References

Exploit 2

  • TI-2026-32726 Portainer: Missing authorization on Docker plugin endpoints allows host RCE CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-32758 Portainer: JWT accepted in URL query leaks tokens to logs and referers CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.7
  • TI-2026-32727 Portainer: Endpoint security bypass via Swarm service create/update CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2020-14859 Portainer 1.24.1 and earlier is affected by incorrect access control that may lead to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-22245 Portainer before 2.20.0 allows redirects when the target is not index.yaml. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-13786 A vulnerability was found in Portainer before 1.20.0. CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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