CVE-2018-16398
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers...
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
- Record
CVE-2018-16398- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
- Record
CVE-2018-16398- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8241 No score
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8241- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c7rw-xpw8-w7w7
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers...
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
- Record
GHSA-c7rw-xpw8-w7w7- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
In Twistlock AuthZ Broker 0.1, regular expressions are mishandled, as demonstrated by containers/aa/pause?aaa=/start to bypass a policy in which "docker start" is allowed but "docker pause" is not allowed.
- Record
CVE-2018-16398- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
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-2018-16398 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Twistlock Authz Broker, published September 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.39%, the 72nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.