CVE-2018-8837
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior...
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-8837- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.
- Record
CVE-2018-8837- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-20445 No score
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.
- Record
EUVD-2018-20445- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-3j9g-r75v-xgjr
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior...
Processing specially crafted .pm3 files in Advantech WebAccess HMI Designer 2.1.7.32 and prior may cause the system to write outside the intended buffer area and may allow remote code execution.
- Record
GHSA-3j9g-r75v-xgjr- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- 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-2018-8837 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Advantech Webaccess Hmi Designer, published April 25, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.02%, the 81st percentile. No source names a fixed version.