{"id":"CVE-2018-18565","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-18565","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T01:49:57.086Z","title":"A vulnerability in the software update mechanism allows authenticated attackers in the adjacent network to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a crafted update package.","description":"An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial Number above 14000), CoaguChek Pro II before 04.03.00, CoaguChek XS Plus before 03.01.06, CoaguChek XS Pro before 03.01.06, cobas h 232 before 03.01.03 (Serial number below KQ0400000 or KS0400000), and cobas h 232 before 04.00.04 (Serial number above KQ0400000 or KS0400000). A vulnerability in the software update mechanism allows authenticated attackers in the adjacent network to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a crafted update package.","published":"2018-11-20T19:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:47:31.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-434"],"affected":["roche/accu-chek inform ii firmware","roche/cobas h 232 firmware","roche/coaguchek pro ii firmware","roche/coaguchek xs plus firmware","roche/coaguchek xs pro firmware"],"epss":{"score":0.00475,"percentile":0.40861,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.47%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105843","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-310-01","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105843","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-310-01","tags":["Mitigation","Third Party Advisory","US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-18565","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}