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CVE-2018-12562

31
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-12562 is a critical vulnerability affecting Cantata through version 2.3.1, specifically within its cantata-mounter D-Bus service. The flaw lies in the 'mount.cifs.wrapper' script, which improperly handles arguments by forwarding them to the mount.cifs binary via a shell, allowing for wildcard evaluation and potential command injection. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
<= 2.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:cantata_project:cantata:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.66%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
74.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0166 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 36,835 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / CDrummond/cantata/commit/afc4f8315d3e96574925fb530a7004cc9e6ce3d3
PatchTechnical Description
openwall.com / lists/oss-security/2018/06/18/1
Mailing ListTechnical Description