CVE-2018-6979

The VMware Workspace ONE Unified Endpoint Management Console (A/W Console) 9.7.x prior to 9.7.0.3, 9.6.x prior to 9.6.0.7, 9.5.x prior to 9.5.0.16, 9.4.x prior to 9.4.0.22, 9.3.x prior to 9.3.0.25, 9.2.x prior to 9.2.3.27, and 9.1.x prior to 9.1.5.6 contains a SAML authentication bypass vulnerability which can be leveraged during device enrollment. This vulnerability may allow for a malicious actor to impersonate an authorized SAML session if certificate-based authentication is enabled. This vulnerability is also relevant if certificate-based authentication is not enabled, but the outcome of exploitation is limited to an information disclosure (Important Severity) in those cases.

Published: 2018-10-05 Last update: 2026-06-16 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-6979 is rated Moderate Risk (51.7/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.09%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-6979

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 0.28% 1.09% +0.81%
2 2025-11-21 0.15% 0.28% +0.13%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.15% —

Full EPSS history (11 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-6979

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
7.4 3.0 HIGH
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
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:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 2.2 5.2 [email protected]
5.8 2.0 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:N)
Can be exploited remotely over network reachability.
Access complexity (AC:M)
Exploitation needs some favorable conditions, but not exceptional ones.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:P)
Partial integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 8.6 4.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-6979

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-6979

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.1.0.0, < 9.1.5.6 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.2.0.0, < 9.2.3.27 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.3.0.0, < 9.3.0.25 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.4.0.0, < 9.4.0.22 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.5.0.0, < 9.5.0.16 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.6.0.0, < 9.6.0.7 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
vmware airwatch_console >= 9.7.0.0, < 9.7.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:vmware:airwatch_console:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-6979

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