CVE-2018-1000018 is an information disclosure vulnerability in ovirt-hosted-engine-setup prior to version 2.2.7, affecting oVirt products. This flaw inadvertently logs the root user's password, making it accessible in log files. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and the potential for high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability if a local attacker gains access to the logs. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploits in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB, and it has received minimal community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ovirt:ovirt-hosted-engine-setup:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.