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CVE-2018-12591: ubnt edgeswitch_firmware OS Command Injection

CVSS: 9.0v2.0HighModified
Published 20-06-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12591 is a high (CVSS 9.0) OS Command Injection vulnerability in ubnt edgeswitch_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.0/10
010
High · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.86%
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. 20-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Ubiquiti Networks EdgeSwitch version 1.7.3 and prior suffer from an improperly neutralized element in an OS command due to lack of protection on the admin CLI, leading to code execution and privilege escalation greater than administrators themselves are allowed. An attacker with access to an admin account could escape the restricted CLI and execute arbitrary shell instructions.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.86%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.86% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.86%

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

Ubnt1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links