CVE-2018-6491
MFSBGN03803 rev.1 - UCMDB, Installation File Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
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
CVE List Score used
MFSBGN03803 rev.1 - UCMDB, Installation File Access Control Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
- Record
CVE-2018-6491- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-18247
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
- Record
EUVD-2018-18247- 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 - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qwv-v7xm-m2h7
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21,...
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
- Record
GHSA-5qwv-v7xm-m2h7- 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
NVD
Local Escalation of Privilege vulnerability to Micro Focus Universal CMDB, versions 10.20, 10.21, 10.22, 10.30, 10.31, 10.32, 10.33, 11.00. The vulnerability could be remotely exploited to Local Escalation of Privilege.
- Record
CVE-2018-6491- 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 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
- 7.2 High
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C - 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-2018-6491 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.1) in Micro Focus Universal Cmdb, published April 23, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.99%, the 62nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.