CVE-2018-11081 [High] | Security Vulnerability in Operations Manager

Pivotal Operations Manager, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1, 2.1.x prior to 2.1.11, 2.0.x prior to 2.0.16, and 1.11.x prior to 2, fails to write the Operations Manager UAA config onto the temp RAM disk, thus exposing the configs directly onto disk. A remote user that has gained access to the Operations Manager VM, can now file search and find the UAA credentials for Operations Manager on the system disk..

#	Date	Old EPSS score	New EPSS score	Delta (New - Old)
1	2026-06-15	0.16%	1.41%	+1.25%
2	2025-03-30	0.34%	0.16%	-0.17%
3	2025-03-29	—	0.34%	—

Date

Old EPSS score

New EPSS score

Delta (New - Old)

2026-06-15

0.16%

1.41%

+1.25%

2025-03-30

0.34%

0.16%

-0.17%

2025-03-29

—

0.34%

—

Base score	Version	Severity	Vector	Exploitability	Impact	Score source
7.9	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:A) Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:H) They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off. User interaction (UI:R) A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land. Scope (S:C) Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	1.2	6.0	[email protected]
8.8	3.0	HIGH	`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H` Click to expand Attack vector (AV:N) Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine. Attack complexity (AC:L) Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup. Privileges required (PR:L) A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin. User interaction (UI:N) Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping. Scope (S:U) Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems. Confidentiality (C:H) Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way. Integrity (I:H) They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt. Availability (A:H) Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.	2.8	5.9	[email protected]
4.0	2.0	MEDIUM	`AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N` Click to expand Access vector (AV:N) Can be exploited remotely over network reachability. Access complexity (AC:L) Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable. Authentication (AU:S) A single authentication is required. Confidentiality impact (C:P) Partial confidentiality impact. Integrity impact (I:N) No integrity impact. Availability impact (A:N) No availability impact.	8.0	2.9	[email protected]

Base score

Version

Severity

Vector

Exploitability

Impact

Score source

7.9

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:A): Attacker has to be nearby on the network—same office, same link, that vibe—not the whole wide internet.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H): They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:R): A real person has to do something—click, install, enable—otherwise it doesn’t land.
Scope (S:C): Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

1.2

6.0

[email protected]

8.8

3.0

HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand

Attack vector (AV:N): Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L): Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L): A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N): Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U): Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H): Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H): They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H): Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.

2.8

5.9

[email protected]

4.0

2.0

MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand

Access vector (AV:N): Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:L): Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:S): A single authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P): Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N): No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N): No availability impact.

8.0

2.9

[email protected]

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11081

Vendor	Product	Version	Raw CPE
pivotal_software	operations_manager	>= 1.11.0, < 1.12.25	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager::::::::
pivotal_software	operations_manager	>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.16	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager::::::::
pivotal_software	operations_manager	>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.11	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager::::::::
pivotal_software	operations_manager	>= 2.2.0, < 2.2.1	cpe:2.3:a:pivotal_software:operations_manager::::::::

References for CVE-2018-11081

URL	Tags
https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11081	Vendor Advisory

URL

CVE-2018-11081 | Pivotal Operations Manager UAA config - temp Ram Disk

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11081

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11081

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11081

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11081

References for CVE-2018-11081