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CVE-2018-18565· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial Number above 14000), CoaguChek Pro II before 04.03.00, CoaguChek XS Plus before 03.01.06, CoaguChek XS Pro before 03.01.06, cobas h 232 before 03.01.03 (Serial number below KQ0400000 or KS0400000), and cobas h 232 before 04.00.04 (Serial number above KQ0400000 or KS0400000). A vulnerability in the software update mechanism allows authenticated attackers in the adjacent network to overwrite arbitrary files on the system through a crafted update package.

MediumCVSS 6.8 · v3.0—No exploit No fix recorded
Published
Nov 20, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
0.5% · 39th percentile
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Action score

27

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
27 / 40 · 6.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 0.5%

Affected systems

VendorProduct
rocheaccu-chek inform ii firmware
rocheaccu-chek inform ii
rochecobas h 232 firmware
rochecobas h 232
rochecoaguchek pro ii firmware
rochecoaguchek pro ii
rochecoaguchek xs plus firmware
rochecoaguchek xs plus
rochecoaguchek xs pro firmware
rochecoaguchek xs pro

Affected versions

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

  • roche accu-chek inform ii firmware04.00.00 and later · before 04.03.00
  • roche accu-chek inform ii firmwarebefore 03.06.00
  • roche coaguchek pro ii firmwarebefore 04.03.00
  • roche coaguchek xs plus firmwarebefore 03.01.06
  • roche coaguchek xs pro firmwarebefore 03.01.06
  • roche cobas h 232 firmware04.00.00 and later · before 04.00.04
  • roche cobas h 232 firmwarebefore 03.01.03

Same product

roche: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2018-18563An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial
    38Monitor
  • CVE-2018-18562An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit / Base Unit Hub before 03.01.04 and CoaguChek / cobas h232 Handheld Base Unit
    35Monitor
  • CVE-2018-18561An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit / Base Unit Hub before 03.01.04 and CoaguChek / cobas h232 Handheld Base Unit
    32Monitor
  • CVE-2018-18564An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial
    29Monitor

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.

Credits

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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 on the same network segment can trigger it.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • 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
Adjacent
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
None
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-434 · Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type

CVSS vector

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

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.

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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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