CVE-2019-18780

An arbitrary command injection vulnerability in the Cluster Server component of Veritas InfoScale allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to execute arbitrary commands as root or administrator. These Veritas products are affected: Access 7.4.2 and earlier, Access Appliance 7.4.2 and earlier, Flex Appliance 1.2 and earlier, InfoScale 7.3.1 and earlier, InfoScale between 7.4.0 and 7.4.1, Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) 6.2.1 and earlier on Linux/UNIX, Veritas Cluster Server (VCS) 6.1 and earlier on Windows, Storage Foundation HA (SFHA) 6.2.1 and earlier on Linux/UNIX, and Storage Foundation HA (SFHA) 6.1 and earlier on Windows.

Published: 2019-11-05 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2019-18780 is rated High Risk (69.2/100): CVSS Critical severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 5.01%). Mandatory action: High exploitation likelihood—assess exposure and prioritize remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18780

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 2026-05-03 6.40% 5.01% -1.39%
2 2025-11-21 17.39% 6.40% -10.99%
3 2025-11-18 17.39%

Full EPSS history (15 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2019-18780

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
9.8 3.1 CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/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]
10.0 2.0 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C 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:C)
Complete confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:C)
Complete integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:C)
Complete availability impact.
10.0 10.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2019-18780

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2019-18780

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
veritas access <= 7.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:access:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas access_appliance <= 7.4.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:access_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas flex_appliance <= 1.2 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:flex_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas infoscale <= 7.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:infoscale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas infoscale >= 7.4.0, <= 7.4.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:infoscale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas cluster_server <= 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cluster_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas storage_foundation_ha <= 6.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:storage_foundation_ha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas cluster_server <= 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:cluster_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
veritas storage_foundation_ha <= 6.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:veritas:storage_foundation_ha:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2019-18780

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