Cisco HyperFlex World-Readable Sensitive Information Vulnerability

published 2018-10-05 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-7285

cvss: 5.5; version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.3%; EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 21%
public exploits: 0; none known

A vulnerability in the installation process of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to insufficient cleanup of installation files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the residual installation files on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to collect sensitive information regarding the configuration of the system.

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: last yr. (2024-11-25)

Exploit prediction

0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 21% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
NVD	3.1	5.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
NVD	2.0	2.1	AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

Cisco Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series

Classification

Weakness

CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
CWE-459 Incomplete Cleanup

References

tools.cisco.com /security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-hyperflex-info
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-15407
NVD CVE-2018-15407

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