Micro Focus Container Deployment Foundation (CDF), Remote Code Execution
Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05, Operations Bridge Containerized Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05, Data Center Automation Containerized Suite 2017.01 until 2018.05, Service Management Automation Suite 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 and Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite CDF 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05 will allow Remote Code Execution.
- Published
- Aug 30, 2018
- Updated
- Jun 16, 2026
- EPSS
- 3.1% · 87th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-94
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Report tools
Action score
40
Plan
Add it to your regular patch cycle.
- CVSS
- 39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 1 / 30 · 3.1%
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 9.8
- CNA · microfocus
- 8.8
- 1.0 point gap
CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
Affected systems
| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| microfocus | data center automation | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:data_center_automation |
| microfocus | hybrid cloud management | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:hybrid_cloud_management |
| microfocus | network operations management | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:network_operations_management |
| microfocus | operations bridge | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:operations_bridge |
| microfocus | service management automation | cpe:2.3:a:microfocus:service_management_automation |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- microfocus data center automation2017.01
- microfocus data center automation2017.05
- microfocus data center automation2017.08
- microfocus data center automation2017.09
- microfocus data center automation2017.11
- microfocus data center automation2018.02
- microfocus data center automation2018.05
- microfocus hybrid cloud management2017.11
- microfocus hybrid cloud management2018.02
- microfocus hybrid cloud management2018.05
- microfocus network operations management2017.11
- microfocus network operations management2018.02
- microfocus network operations management2018.05
- microfocus operations bridge2017.11
- microfocus operations bridge2018.02
- microfocus operations bridge2018.05
- microfocus service management automation2017.11
- microfocus service management automation2018.02
- microfocus service management automation2018.05
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (microfocus). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Micro Focus Data Center Automation Containerized Suite
- 2017.01 until 2018.05affected
Micro Focus Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite
- HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05affected
Micro Focus Network Operations Management (NOM) Suite CDF
- 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05affected
Micro Focus Operations Bridge Containerized Suite
- 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05affected
Micro Focus Service Management Automation Suite
- 2017.11, 2018.02, 2018.05affected
Same product
microfocus: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2018-6499Remote Code Execution in the following products Hybrid Cloud Management Containerized Suite HCM2017.11, HCM2018.02, HCM2018.05, Operations B40Plan
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.
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.
Credits
All researchersFinders, 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
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- No account or password is required.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- high · data can be read
- Integrity
- high · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- high · the service can be disrupted
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-94 · Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
nvd-primary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
Noroxi analysis
No Noroxi analysis for this record yet
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We use this product, ask for helpChange log
No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.
References
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03236632
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03236667
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03236669
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03236678
- softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03236725
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.