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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2018-7691

A potential Remote Unauthorized Access in Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 17.10, 17.20, 18.10 this exploitation could allow Remote Unauthorized Access

EXPLOIT ✓MEDIUM 6.5EPSS 7.23%

Does this matter?

A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified), so the technical barrier is gone even though the severity is medium and EPSS is 7.2%. Treat it as high on anything reachable from the internet.

Description

A potential Remote Unauthorized Access in Micro Focus Fortify Software Security Center (SSC), versions 17.10, 17.20, 18.10 this exploitation could allow Remote Unauthorized Access

CVSS 3.0
6.5 MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS
7.23% probability · 94th percentile
Public exploits
1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 December 2018
CISA KEV
Not listed
Affected
microfocus/fortify software security center
Source
security@opentext.com
EPSS trend
0%5%10%27 October 2026: 7.23%27 October 202627 October 2026

EPSS 7.2% 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.

Public exploits (1)

Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.

EDB-IDTitleTypePublishedVerified
EDB-45990source ↗Fortify Software Security Center (SSC) 17.10/17.20/18.10 - Information Disclosure (2)multiple · alt3kxwebapps14 December 2018yes

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.