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CVE-2018-7943: huawei 1288h_v5_firmware Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 05-06-2018Last modified 17-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7943 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in huawei 1288h_v5_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.23%
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. 05-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 17-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

There is an authentication bypass vulnerability in some Huawei servers. A remote attacker with low privilege may bypass the authentication by some special operations. Due to insufficient authentication, an attacker may exploit the vulnerability to get some sensitive information and high-level users' privilege.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.23%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

68%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.23% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.23%

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

Huawei20 products

1 vendor · 20 products

References

1 links