CVE-2018-15768
Dell OpenManage Network Manager versions prior to 6.5.0 enabled read/write access to the file system for MySQL users due to insecure default configuration setting for the embedded MySQL database.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 9.1%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.
Description
Dell OpenManage Network Manager versions prior to 6.5.0 enabled read/write access to the file system for MySQL users due to insecure default configuration setting for the embedded MySQL database.
- CVSS 3.0
- 6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- EPSS
- 9.05% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 November 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- dell/openmanage network manager
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
EPSS moved from 6.7% on 21 September 2026 to 9.1% 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://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln314610/dell-openmanage-network-manager-security-vulnerabilitiesMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45852/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105914Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/04/sln314610/dell-openmanage-network-manager-security-vulnerabilitiesMitigation, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45852/Exploit, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.