CVE-2018-6978

low-risk
Published 2018-12-18

vRealize Operations (7.x before 7.0.0.11287810, 6.7.x before 6.7.0.11286837 and 6.6.x before 6.6.1.11286876) contains a local privilege escalation vulnerability due to improper permissions of support scripts. Admin user of the vROps application with shell access may exploit this issue to elevate the privileges to root on a vROps machine. Note: the admin user (non-sudoer) should not be confused with root of the vROps machine.

Do I need to act?

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0.02% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 6.7/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Vrealize Operations

Affected Vendors

Vmware

References (4)

Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242
Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html
Third Party Advisory http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106242
Patch https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0031.html
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low-risk
Severity 21/34 · High
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal