CVE-2018-16144
The test connection functionality in the NetAudit section of Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 is vulnerable to command injection due to improper sanitization of the rancid_password parameter.
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 32.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
The test connection functionality in the NetAudit section of Opsview Monitor before 5.3.1 and 5.4.x before 5.4.2 is vulnerable to command injection due to improper sanitization of the rancid_password parameter.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 32.69% probability · 98th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- opsview/opsview
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 26.4% on 21 September 2026 to 32.7% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
References
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.3/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://knowledge.opsview.com/v5.4/docs/whats-newRelease Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Sep/3Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.coresecurity.com/advisories/opsview-monitor-multiple-vulnerabilitiesExploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.