VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-9853

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL
EPSS probability1.29%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2018-07-10
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Insecure access control in freeSSHd version 1.3.1 allows attackers to obtain the privileges of the freesshd.exe process by leveraging the ability to login to an unprivileged account on the server.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management

Primary references