CVE-2018-16494 describes an insecure default umask setting in Versa Networks Versa Operating System (VOS) that allows authenticated users to gain unauthorized access to newly created files and directories. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 8.8, indicating that it can be exploited remotely with low complexity by a low-privileged attacker, potentially leading to arbitrary read, write, or execution of files. Despite its high severity, there is no known active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 16.1r2s11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:versa-networks:versa_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 20.2.0, < 20.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:versa-networks:versa_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 21.1.0, < 21.1.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:versa-networks:versa_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.