System Management Appliance
CVE-2018-12338
CRITICAL
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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1DescriptionNVD
Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote root SSH access.
AnalysisAI
Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
Undocumented Factory Backdoor in ECOS System Management Appliance (aka SMA) 5.2.68 allows the vendor to extract confidential information and manipulate security relevant configurations via remote root SSH access. Affected products include: Ecos System Management Appliance.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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