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CVE-2018-1000028

23
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1000028 is an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in the Linux kernel's NFS server (nfsd), affecting versions 4.15-rc4+, 4.14.8+, 4.9.76+, and 4.4.111+. This flaw allows remote users to bypass intended permissions, enabling unauthorized reading or writing of files on NFS-exported filesystems configured with the "rootsquash" option. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.4 (High), the vulnerability has a network attack vector and high attack complexity, leading to high confidentiality and integrity impacts without affecting availability. While the EPSS score is low, indicating a low probability of exploitation, the FAUCET Risk Score is 47/100. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, and no public exploit code is available in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal, consistent with the majority of reported vulnerabilities.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.4.111, <= 4.4.119CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.9.76, <= 4.9.85CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.14.8, <= 4.14.23CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.15.1, <= 4.15.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
4.15CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:linux:linux_kernel:4.15:rc4:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.4HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
2.2
Impact Score
5.2
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
69.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0138 is in the 28th percentile among its peer group of 8,920 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 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 Advisories (1)

redhatCVE-2018-1000028Moderate

kernel: Improper sorting of GIDs in nfsd can lead to incorrect permissions being applied

Jan 22, 2018

References

git.kernel.org / linus/1995266727fa8143897e89b55f5d3c79aa828420
PatchVendor Advisory