6.5

CVE-2018-11750: puppet cisco_ios_module Improper Input Validation

CVSS: 6.5v3.0MediumModified
Published 02-10-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-11750 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Improper Input Validation vulnerability in puppet cisco_ios_module. EPSS estimates a 1.07% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
26/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.07%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 02-10-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Previous releases of the Puppet cisco_ios module did not validate a host's identity before starting a SSH connection. As of the 0.4.0 release of cisco_ios, host key checking is enabled by default.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.07%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

64%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.07% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.07%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Puppet1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links