{"id":"CVE-2018-6231","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-6231","generatedAt":"2026-10-29T02:03:54.930Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2018-03-15T19:29:01.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T02:01:33.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"security@trendmicro.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":9.8,"severity":"CRITICAL","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-78"],"affected":["trendmicro/smart protection server"],"epss":{"score":0.06949,"percentile":0.94084,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.05517,"percentile":0.92496},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.06949,"percentile":0.93822}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"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."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119385","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-218/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"security@trendmicro.com"},{"url":"https://success.trendmicro.com/solution/1119385","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-18-218/","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6231","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."}