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Imperva SecureSphere running v12.0.0.50 is vulnerable to local arbitrary code execution, escaping sealed-mode.
NVD Status: Modified ,CVE State: published
Threat Intelligence & Risk Assessment for CVE-2018-5412
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-5412 is rated Exploit Available (58/100) : CVSS High severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.16%). Core evidence: 1 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). Mandatory action: Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.
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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-5412
EDB-ID
Source
Kind
Published
Link
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nvd_ref
exploit_tag
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5412
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
2025-03-30
0.30%
0.16%
-0.13%
2
2025-03-29
0.16%
0.30%
+0.13%
3
2025-03-17
—
0.16%
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Full EPSS history
(6 records total)
Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5412
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
Base score
Version
Severity
Vector
Exploitability
Impact
Score source
7.8
3.0
HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
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.
1.8
5.9
[email protected]
7.2
2.0
HIGH
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
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Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
3.9
10.0
[email protected]
Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-5412
Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5412
Vendor
Product
Version
Raw CPE
imperva
securesphere
12.0.0.50
cpe:2.3:a:imperva:securesphere:12.0.0.50:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
References for CVE-2018-5412
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