9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2018-9091
KEMP LoadMaster Operating System Remote Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A critical vulnerability in the KEMP LoadMaster Operating System (LMOS) 6.0.44 through 7.2.41.2 and Long Term Support (LTS) LMOS before 7.1.35.5 related to Session Management could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to bypass security protections, gain system privileges, and execute elevated commands such as ls, ps, cat, etc., thereby compromising the system. Through this remote execution, in certain cases, exposure of sensitive system data such as certificates, private keys, and other information may be possible.

INFO

Published Date :

May 25, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-9091 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Kemptechnologies loadmaster_operating_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-9091.

URL Resource
https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001982452-Mitigation-for-Remote-Access-Execution-Vulnerability Patch Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-9091 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-254 NVD-CWE-noinfo
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001982452-Mitigation-for-Remote-Access-Execution-Vulnerability No Types Assigned https://support.kemptechnologies.com/hc/en-us/articles/360001982452-Mitigation-for-Remote-Access-Execution-Vulnerability Patch, Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-254
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:kemptechnologies:loadmaster_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.44 up to (including) 7.2.41.2
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:kemptechnologies:loadmaster_operating_system:*:*:*:*:lts:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.1.35.5
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.47 }} -0.01%

score

0.76024

percentile

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