What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-5226?

CVE-2018-5226 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.5%.

Sourcetree CVE-2018-5226

HIGH

2018-04-25 security@atlassian.com

Microsoft RCE Sourcetree

8.8

CVSS 3.0 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

8.8 HIGH

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 25, 2018 - 21:29 nvd

HIGH 8.8

DescriptionNVD

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. An attacker with permission to create a tag on a Mercurial repository linked in Sourcetree for Windows is able to exploit this issue to gain code execution on the system. All versions of Sourcetree for Windows before 2.5.5.0 are affected by this vulnerability.

AnalysisAI

There was an argument injection vulnerability in Sourcetree for Windows via Mercurial repository tag name that is going to be deleted. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

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.