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CVE-2018-8026

24
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-8026 is an XML External Entity (XXE) vulnerability affecting Apache Solr versions 6.0.0 to 6.6.4 and 7.0.0 to 7.3.1, as well as related NetApp products. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.5) allows an authenticated attacker to read arbitrary local files or access internal network resources by uploading manipulated Solr config files via the API. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
> 6.0.0, <= 6.6.4CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
>= 7.0.0, <= 7.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:apache:solr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:snapcenter:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:netapp:storage_automation_store:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

5.5MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
9.03%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
94.7%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0902 is in the 100th percentile among its peer group of 15,940 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

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (2)

mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.solr:solr-coreFixed in: 6.6.5
mavenpatch availablevia ghsa
Product: org.apache.solr:solr-coreFixed in: 7.4.0

Vendor Advisories (2)

mavenGHSA-7px3-6f6g-hxcjmedium

XML external entity expansion in org.apache.solr:solr-core

Oct 17, 2018
redhatCVE-2018-8026Moderate

solr: XML external entity expansion in config files allows for arbitrary file read

Jun 5, 2018

References

issues.apache.org / jira/browse/SOLR-12450
ExploitIssue TrackingVendor Advisory
mail-archives.apache.org / mod_mbox/lucene-solr-user/201807.mbox/%3C0cdc01d413b7%24f97ba580%24ec72f080%24%40apache.org%3E
Mailing ListVendor Advisory
security.netapp.com / advisory/ntap-20190307-0002
Third Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/104690
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry