CVE-2018-17191 describes a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in Apache NetBeans (incubating) 9.0, specifically within its Proxy Auto-Configuration (PAC) interpretation. This flaw allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands by leveraging the Nashorn script engine to access privileged objects, or by exploiting the lack of execution limits when other script engines are used. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this vulnerability is highly severe, requiring no user interaction and allowing for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its critical nature, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:apache:netbeans:9.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.