CVE-2018-17538
** DISPUTED ** Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process...
Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability
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
9.8
Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2018-17538- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability
- Record
CVE-2018-17538- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9291 No score
Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability
- Record
EUVD-2018-9291- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-m99g-hvj5-mfg9
9.8
** DISPUTED ** Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process...
** DISPUTED ** Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability.
- Record
GHSA-m99g-hvj5-mfg9- 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
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-2018-17538 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Axon Evidence Sync, published September 26, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.46%, the 84th percentile.
References
github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_05_2018/blob/master/Evidence_Sync_Report.pdf
raw.githubusercontent.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_05_2018/master/Evidence_Sync_Report.pdf
github.com/GitHubAssessments/CVE_Assessment_05_2018/blob/master/Evidence_Review_Report.pdf
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17538
github.com/advisories/GHSA-m99g-hvj5-mfg9