CVE-2018-15126

LibVNC before commit 73cb96fec028a576a5a24417b57723b55854ad7b contains heap use-after-free vulnerability in server code of file transfer extension that can result remote code execution

Published: 2018-12-19 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-15126 is rated High Risk (77.6/100): CVSS Critical severity, with high exploitation likelihood (EPSS 11.81%, 96th percentile). EPSS ranks this CVE among the most likely to be exploited in the near term. EPSS rose +5.91% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-15126

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 5.90% 11.81% +5.91%
2 2025-12-28 6.79% 5.90% -0.89%
3 2025-12-27 — 6.79% —

Full EPSS history (19 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-15126

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.0 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/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:N)
No account or special rights needed—anonymous or random user is enough.
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.
 3.9 5.9 [email protected]
7.5 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P 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:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:P)
Partial availability impact.
 10.0 6.4 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-15126

OS Trackers for CVE-2018-15126

vendor priority summary link
alpine critical CVE-2018-15126: 1 source package rows (libvncserver); 4 state rows across 2 repos (3.22-community, edge-community); fixed 0, open 4. https://security.alpinelinux.org/vuln/CVE-2018-15126
debian not yet assigned CVE-2018-15126 not yet assigned priority: Debian including 1 source packages (libvncserver), 5 status rows across 5 suites (bookworm, bullseye, forky, sid, trixie): resolved 5. https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-15126
redhat high — https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15126
suse critical CVE-2018-15126 severity critical: SUSE including 22 source package names (LibVNCServer-0.9.1-160.6.1, LibVNCServer-devel-0.9.1-160.6.1, …), 86 product×package rows across 54 product lines (SUSE Enterprise Storage 4, SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12 SP5, … (54 product lines)): Fixed 86. https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-15126/
ubuntu medium CVE-2018-15126 medium priority: Ubuntu including 2 source packages (libvncserver, x11vnc), 12 status rows across 6 suites (bionic, cosmic, disco, trusty, upstream, xenial): not-affected 5, released 5, ignored 1, needs-triage 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-15126

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-15126

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
libvnc_project libvncserver < 0.9.12 cpe:2.3:a:libvnc_project:libvncserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 14.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 16.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.04 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.04:*:*:*:lts:*:*:*
canonical ubuntu_linux 18.10 cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:18.10:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 8.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:8.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
debian debian_linux 9.0 cpe:2.3:o:debian:debian_linux:9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-15126

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