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CVE-2018-17431

88
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17431 is a critical unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability affecting the Web Console in Comodo UTM Firewall versions prior to 2.7.0. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication simply by crafting a malicious URL, posing a severe risk to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available via ExploitDB and Nuclei templates, indicating a high potential for exploitation despite limited community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 2.7.0CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:comodo:unified_threat_management_firewall:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

9.8CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/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
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
83.91%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
99.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
Nuclei: CVE-2018-17431 · Sep 22, 2020
ExploitDB: EDB-48825 · Sep 22, 2020
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.8391 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 36,833 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

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

packetstormsecurity.com / files/159246/Comodo-Unified-Threat-Management-Web-Console-2.7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
drive.google.com / file/d/0BzFJhNQNHcoTbndsUmNjVWNGYWNJaWxYcWNyS2ZDajluTDFz/view
Permissions RequiredThird Party Advisory
github.com / Fadavvi/CVE-2018-17431-PoC
ExploitThird Party Advisory