CVE-2018-18202 describes a critical vulnerability in specific QLogic Fibre Channel modules for IBM BladeCenter, including the 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 versions. This vulnerability stems from the presence of multiple undocumented support accounts with hardcoded passwords, allowing unauthenticated remote access. With a CVSS score of 9.8, this flaw presents a severe risk, enabling full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of affected systems. Despite its high severity, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
5.5.2.6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:qlogic_4_gb_fibre_channel_expansion_card_firmware:5.5.2.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
7.10.1.20.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:ibm:qlogic_20-port_4\/8_gb_san_switch_module_firmware:7.10.1.20.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
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