CVE-2018-16528 describes a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting Amazon Web Services (AWS) FreeRTOS through version 1.3.1, stemming from mbedTLS context object corruption within its TLS connectivity modules. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 8.1 (HIGH), indicating a high-impact threat that can be exploited remotely with high confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts, despite requiring high attack complexity. While the vulnerability has garnered some media coverage and community discussion, there is currently no public exploit code available, nor is it listed on the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it is not actively exploited in the wild.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 1.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:amazon:amazon_web_services_freertos:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.
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.