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CVE-2018-1418

75
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1418 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting IBM Security QRadar SIEM versions 7.2 and 7.3. This flaw allows an unauthenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code remotely. With a CVSS score of 8.8 (High), it presents a significant risk due to its low attack complexity and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed in KEV, public exploit modules, including a Metasploit module (EDB-45005), are readily available, and it has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for exploitation.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 7.2.0, < 7.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
7.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:qradar_security_information_and_event_manager:7.2.8:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

8.8HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
2.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
52.07%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
98.8%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
Metasploit: IBM QRadar SIEM Unauthenticated Remote Code Execution · May 28, 2018
ExploitDB: EDB-45005 · Jul 11, 2018
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.5207 is in the 98th percentile among its peer group of 17,844 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

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

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/138824
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
exploit-db.com / exploits/45005
ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory