CVE-2018-7279
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
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
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2018-7279- 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
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
- Record
CVE-2018-7279- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-19013 No score
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
- Record
EUVD-2018-19013- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v77c-7w5g-88vq
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.
- Record
GHSA-v77c-7w5g-88vq- 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-2018-7279 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management, published March 14, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.44%, the 84th percentile. No source names a fixed version.