CVE-2018-3609
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1...
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- 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
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.
- Record
CVE-2018-3609- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-522, CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.
- Record
CVE-2018-3609- Weakness
- CWE-522
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-15463 No score
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.
- Record
EUVD-2018-15463- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-999p-3hf6-2qgp
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1...
A vulnerability in the Trend Micro InterScan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance 9.0 and 9.1 management portal could allow an unauthenticated user to access sensitive information in a particular log file that could be used to bypass authentication on vulnerable installations.
- Record
GHSA-999p-3hf6-2qgp- CVSS 3.0
- 8.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-532
- 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-2018-3609 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Trend Micro Interscan Messaging Security Virtual Appliance, published February 16, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 21.4%, the 97th percentile. No source names a fixed version.