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CVE-2018-7949: huawei 1288h_v5_firmware Improper Authentication

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 01-06-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-7949 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Authentication vulnerability in huawei 1288h_v5_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.82% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56.3% 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
0.82%
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. 01-06-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

The iBMC (Intelligent Baseboard Management Controller) of some Huawei servers have a privilege escalation vulnerability. A remote attacker may send some specially crafted login messages to the affected products. Due to improper authentication design, successful exploit enables low privileged users to get or modify passwords of highly privileged users.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.82%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

56%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.82% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.82%

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