CVE-2018-6228 describes a critical SQL injection vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit this flaw by injecting SQL commands into a policy script, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution and full system compromise. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL) and a FAUCET Risk Score of 95/100, this vulnerability poses a severe threat due to its network-based attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog or Hot List, public exploit code exists (EDB-44166), though there is minimal community discussion or media coverage surrounding its exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:email_encryption_gateway:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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.