CVE-2018-10608
SEL AcSELerator Architect version 2.2.24.0 and prior can be exploited when the AcSELerator Architect FTP client connects to a malicious FTP server, which may cause denial of service via 100% CPU utilization.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 7.8%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
SEL AcSELerator Architect version 2.2.24.0 and prior can be exploited when the AcSELerator Architect FTP client connects to a malicious FTP server, which may cause denial of service via 100% CPU utilization. Restart of the application is required.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 7.82% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 16 May 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400
- Affected
- selinc/acselerator architect
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS moved from 6.6% on 21 September 2026 to 7.8% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152951/SEL-AcSELerator-Architect-2.2.24-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152951/SEL-AcSELerator-Architect-2.2.24-Denial-Of-Service.html
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-191-02Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.