CVE-2018-18996 is a critical remote code execution vulnerability affecting LCDS Laquis SCADA versions prior to 4.1.0.4150. This flaw stems from improper authorization and input sanitation, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code on the server. With a CVSS score of 9.8, it presents a severe risk due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there are no known public exploits in Metasploit or ExploitDB, and it's not listed on the KEV catalog, the vulnerability has garnered significant community discussion, indicating awareness among security researchers.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 4.1.0.4150CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:lcds:laquis_scada:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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.
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.