CVE-2018-18603
** DISPUTED ** 360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement...
360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue
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
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue
- Record
CVE-2018-18603- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.3 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue
- Record
CVE-2018-18603- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10323 No score
360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue
- Record
EUVD-2018-10323- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jq9r-vxcv-j9c9
** DISPUTED ** 360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement...
** DISPUTED ** 360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue.
- Record
GHSA-jq9r-vxcv-j9c9- CVSS 3.0
- 6.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N - 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-2018-18603 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.3) in 360totalsecurity 360 Total Security, published October 23, 2018. Its validity is disputed. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.89%, the 59th percentile.