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VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-1418

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a user to bypass authentication which could lead to code execution.

EXPLOIT ✓HIGH 8.8EPSS 50.7%

Does this matter?

EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 50.7%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

IBM Security QRadar SIEM 7.2 and 7.3 could allow a user to bypass authentication which could lead to code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 138824.

CVSS 3.0
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
50.73% probability · 99th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 11 July 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-287
Affected
ibm/qradar security information and event manager
Source
psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS trend
0%28%55%27 October 2026: 50.73%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 50.7% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.

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.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-45005source ↗IBM QRadar SIEM - Remote Code Execution (Metasploit)unix · Metasploitremote11 July 2018yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.