CVE-2018-6231
A server auth command injection authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) versions 3.3 and below could allow remote attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (6.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
A server auth command injection authentication bypass vulnerability in Trend Micro Smart Protection Server (Standalone) versions 3.3 and below could allow remote attackers to escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.
- 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
- 6.95% probability · 94th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- trendmicro/smart protection server
- Source
- security@trendmicro.com
EPSS moved from 5.5% on 21 September 2026 to 6.9% 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://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119385Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-218/Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119385Vendor Advisory
- https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-218/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.