CVE-2018-6498

Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation (CDF), Remote Code Execution

8.8 High

Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05, Operations Bridge Containerized Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Data Center Automation Containerized Suite 2017.01 until 2018.05, Service Management Automation Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 and Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite CDF 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 will allow Remote Code Execution.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Adjacent network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

3.12%Up 0.4 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation (CDF), Remote Code Execution

Record: CVE-2018-6498
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-18254 8.8

Record: EUVD-2018-18254
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-f2fq-rhr2-2j8m 9.8

Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite...

Record: GHSA-f2fq-rhr2-2j8m
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 8.8

Record: CVE-2018-6498
CVSS 3.0: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-94
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-6498 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Micro Focus Data Center Automation Containerized Suite, published August 30, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 3.12%, the 87th percentile. No source names a fixed version.