CVE-2018-17228
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an...
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an includeHosts call.
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
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an includeHosts call.
- Record
CVE-2018-17228- 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
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an includeHosts call.
- Record
CVE-2018-17228- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-8990 No score
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an includeHosts call.
- Record
EUVD-2018-8990- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-frmm-xf84-58wx
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an...
nmap4j 1.1.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary commands via shell metacharacters in an includeHosts call.
- Record
GHSA-frmm-xf84-58wx- 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-17228 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Nmap4j Project Nmap4j, published September 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.64%, the 76th percentile. No source names a fixed version.