CVE-2018-14828
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has an improper privilege management vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to access those files and perform actions at a system administrator level.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.41%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Advantech WebAccess 8.3.1 and earlier has an improper privilege management vulnerability, which may allow an attacker to access those files and perform actions at a system administrator level.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.41% probability · 35th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-269
- Affected
- advantech/webaccess
- Source
- ics-cert@hq.dhs.gov
EPSS 0.4% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105728Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041939Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-18-296-01%2C
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.