CVE-2018-15465 json
Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance Software Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
published 2018-12-24 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-7343
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 2.4%
- EPSS 2.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 84%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
A vulnerability in the authorization subsystem of Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software could allow an authenticated, but unprivileged (levels 0 and 1), remote attacker to perform privileged actions by using the web management interface. The vulnerability is due to improper validation of user privileges when using the web management interface. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending specific HTTP requests via HTTPS to an affected device as an unprivileged user. An exploit could allow the attacker to retrieve files (including the running configuration) from the device or to upload and replace software images on the device.
Patch / fix
- cisco adaptive_security_appliance_software 9.4.4.29, 9.6.4.20, 9.8.3.18, 9.9.2.36, 9.10.1.7
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 23 mo ago
Exploit prediction
2.38% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- tenable.com https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2018-46 referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Cisco Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
Classification
References
-
tenable.com
/security/research/tra-2018-46
exploit, third-party-advisory
-
tools.cisco.com
/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181219-asa-privesc
vendor-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/106256
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-15465
- NVD CVE-2018-15465
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