CVE-2018-18202
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have...
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password.
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
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password.
- Record
CVE-2018-18202- 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
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password.
- Record
CVE-2018-18202- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-9940 No score
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password.
- Record
EUVD-2018-9940- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-h2w7-383r-23p4
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have...
The QLogic 4Gb Fibre Channel 5.5.2.6.0 and 4/8Gb SAN 7.10.1.20.0 modules for IBM BladeCenter have an undocumented support account with a support password, an undocumented diags account with a diags password, and an undocumented prom account with a prom password.
- Record
GHSA-h2w7-383r-23p4- 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-2018-18202 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Ibm Qlogic 20-port 4\/8 Gb San Switch Module Firmware, published October 10, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.
