{"id":"CVE-2018-10079","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-10079","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:19:24.486Z","title":"Geist WatchDog Console 3.2.2 uses a weak ACL for the C:\\ProgramData\\WatchDog Console directory, which allows local users to modify configuration data by updating (1) config.xml or (2) servers.xml.","description":"Geist WatchDog Console 3.2.2 uses a weak ACL for the C:\\ProgramData\\WatchDog Console directory, which allows local users to modify configuration data by updating (1) config.xml or (2) servers.xml.","published":"2018-04-20T21:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:33:28.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.1","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-269"],"affected":["vertiv/watchdog console"],"epss":{"score":0.00762,"percentile":0.55148,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-04-18","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":44493,"kind":"exploit","title":"Geist WatchDog Console 3.2.2 - Multiple Vulnerabilities","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44493","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/xml/webapps/44493.txt","file":"exploits/xml/webapps/44493.txt","published":"2018-04-18","added":"2018-04-18","updated":"2018-04-18","author":"bzyo","type":"webapps","platform":"xml","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-10079","CVE-2018-10078","CVE-2018-10077"],"tags":"XML External Entity (XXE)","aliases":null,"applicationUrl":"http://www.exploit-db.comWatchDogConsoleInstaller_v3.2.2.exe","screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 0.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147253/Geist-WatchDog-Console-3.2.2-XSS-XML-Injection-Insecure-Permissions.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44493/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/147253/Geist-WatchDog-Console-3.2.2-XSS-XML-Injection-Insecure-Permissions.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44493/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10079","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}