CVE-2018-12465

9.1 CRITICAL 80% exploit odds Drop everything No fix listed Injection Server

What it is

An OS command injection vulnerability in the web administration component of Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway (SMG) allows a remote attacker authenticated as a privileged user to execute arbitrary OS commands on the SMG server. This can be exploited in conjunction with CVE-2018-12464 to achieve unauthenticated remote code execution. Affects Micro Focus Secure Messaging Gateway versions prior to 471. It does not affect previous versions of the product that used GWAVA product name (i.e. GWAVA 6.5).

At a glance

Exploitability: Can be exploited over the network with an admin-level account. High risk of data exposure, data tampering, service disruption.
Exploit odds: 80.0% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS). Higher than most.
Fix: No patch or advisory is linked yet. Look at mitigations or restrict exposure.

Timeline

2018-06-15 00:00 UTC ReservedThe CVE id was reserved by its CNA
2018-06-29 16:29 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2026-06-17 01:37 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
Exploit odds: 80.0% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
Severity: 9.1 CRITICAL (CVSS).
Fix: none linked yet, which raises it.
It meets the bar for Drop everything: critical, and exploited or very likely to be.

Details

Published: 2018-06-29 16:29 UTC
Last modified: 2026-06-17 01:37 UTC
Exploit probability: 80.0% · EPSS, next 30 days
Weakness: CWE-77 · Command injection
Record status: Modified

Affected

Microfocus Secure Messaging Gateway < 471

Attack profile CVSS 3.0 · 9.1

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: High
User interaction: None
Scope: Changed
Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

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References

NVD record · CVE.org record