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CVE-2018-6980

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-6980 is an improper authorization vulnerability affecting VMware vRealize Log Insight versions 4.7.x before 4.7.1 and 4.6.x before 4.6.2. This flaw allows administrative users with view-only permissions to execute unauthorized administrative functions. With a CVSS score of 7.2 (HIGH), it presents a network-based, low-complexity attack that could lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
>= 4.6, < 4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 4.7, < 4.7.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vrealize_log_insight:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

7.2HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
HIGH
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.2
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.44%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
70.4%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-24
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0144 is in the 62nd percentile among its peer group of 5,528 CVEs.

Social Chatter

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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

vmwarepatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

vmware.com / security/advisories/VMSA-2018-0028.html
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/105925
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry