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CVE-2018-0184

21
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-0184 is a vulnerability in the CLI parser of Cisco IOS XE Software that allows an authenticated, local attacker with privileged EXEC mode access to gain root-level access to the underlying Linux shell. This is due to improper sanitization of command arguments. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.7 (Medium), indicating that an attacker with high privileges and local access can achieve high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is currently no public exploit intelligence available, and the CVE shows no community discussion or media coverage, suggesting it is not being actively exploited or widely discussed.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 16.3, < 16.3.6CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 16.6, < 16.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.8.6eCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.13.9sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.16.7sCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:cisco:ios_xe:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

6.7MEDIUM

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
0.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
0.42%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
34.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0042 is in the 85th percentile among its peer group of 3,720 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Vendor Patches (1)

ciscovendor investigatingvia nvd_reference
View patch

References

tools.cisco.com / security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20180328-privesc2
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103550
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry