CVE-2018-5488

NetApp SANtricity Web Services Proxy versions 1.10.x000.0002 through 2.12.X000.0002 and SANtricity Storage Manager 11.30.0X00.0004 through 11.42.0X00.0001 ship with the Java Management Extension Remote Method Invocation (JMX RMI) service bound to the network, and are susceptible to unauthenticated remote code execution.

Published: 2018-06-13 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2018-5488 is rated High Risk (72.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 3.97%). Core evidence: EPSS rose +1.84% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-5488

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 2.12% 3.97% +1.84%
2 2025-12-28 2.24% 2.12% -0.11%
3 2025-03-30 2.24%

Full EPSS history (12 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-5488

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-2018-5488

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-5488

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
netapp santricity_storage_manager >= 11.30.0x00.0004, <= 11.42.0x00.0001 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_storage_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
netapp santricity_web_services_proxy >= 1.10.x000.0002, <= 2.12.x000.0002 cpe:2.3:a:netapp:santricity_web_services_proxy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-5488

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