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CVE-2018-18603· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"),

360 Total Security 3.5.0.1033 allows a Sandbox Escape via an "import os" statement, followed by os.system("CMD") or os.system("PowerShell"), within a .py file. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this cannot be categorized as a vulnerability, although it is a security-related issue

MediumCVSS 6.3 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Oct 23, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.9% · 58th percentile
CWE
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Action score

25

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
25 / 40 · 6.3 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.9%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
360totalsecurity360 total security

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • 360totalsecurity 360 total security3.5.0.1033

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Someone with local access to the system can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
none
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

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CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:N

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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