CVE-2018-18471
/api/2.0/rest/aggregator/xml in Axentra firmware, used by NETGEAR Stora, Seagate GoFlex Home, and MEDION LifeCloud, has an XXE vulnerability that can be chained with an SSRF bug to gain remote command execution as root.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (7.71%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
/api/2.0/rest/aggregator/xml in Axentra firmware, used by NETGEAR Stora, Seagate GoFlex Home, and MEDION LifeCloud, has an XXE vulnerability that can be chained with an SSRF bug to gain remote command execution as root. It can be triggered by anyone who knows the IP address of the affected device.
- 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
- 7.71% probability · 95th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-611
- Affected
- axentra/hipserv
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 7.7% 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.
References
- http://www.axentra.com/en/Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.axentra.com/en/Vendor Advisory, URL Repurposed
- https://www.wizcase.com/blog/hack-2018/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.