CVE-2018-6225

Exp

An XML external entity injection (XXE) vulnerability in Trend Micro Email Encryption Gateway 5.5 could allow an authenticated user to expose a normally protected configuration script.

Published: 2018-03-15 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-6225 is rated High Exploit Risk (66.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 4.13%). 3 public exploit reference(s) are indexed (Exploit-DB). EPSS rose +2.54% over the last day, indicating growing attacker interest. Public exploits are available—assess exposure, apply mitigations, and prioritize patching.

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Public exploit references (Exploit-DB) for CVE-2018-6225

EDB-ID Source Kind Published Link
44166 exploit_db edb 2018-02-22 Exploit-DB ↗
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6225

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 1.59% 4.13% +2.54%
2 2025-11-21 1.47% 1.59% +0.12%
3 2025-11-18 — 1.47% —

Full EPSS history (13 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6225

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
4.3 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N 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:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.8 1.4 [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]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-6225

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6225

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
trendmicro email_encryption_gateway 5.5 cpe:2.3:a:trendmicro:email_encryption_gateway:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-6225

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