CVE-2018-12268
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or...
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
- Record
CVE-2018-12268- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
- Record
CVE-2018-12268- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4244 No score
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4244- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cf8p-qwhx-864p
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or...
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
- Record
GHSA-cf8p-qwhx-864p- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-78
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12268
acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12268- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
acccheckUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.2.1-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12268 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Acccheck Project Acccheck.pl, published June 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.59%, the 85th percentile. No source names a fixed version.