HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-11049
HIGH

CVE-2018-11049

CWE-427Published: July 11, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.3
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

RSA Identity Governance and Lifecycle, RSA Via Lifecycle and Governance, and RSA IMG releases have an uncontrolled search vulnerability. The installation scripts set an environment variable in an unintended manner. A local authenticated malicious user could trick the root user to run malicious code on the targeted system.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-11049 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires low privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in complete confidentiality breach (data exposure), full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 7.3.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.Low
User InteractionRequired
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

emc2 product(s)
rsa identity governance and lifecyclersa identity management and governance
rsa1 product(s)
rsa via lifecycle and governance
Source: NVD CPE · 4 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official NIST entry
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Official Patches & Advisories

ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/23
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104722
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041228
ADVISORYhttp://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/23
ADVISORYhttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104722
ADVISORYhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041228

All References (6)

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/23Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104722Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041228Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jul/23Mailing List · Third Party Advisory
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104722Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry
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http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041228Third Party Advisory · VDB Entry

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-11049
CVSS Score7.3 / 10
SeverityHIGH
WeaknessCWE-427
CISA KEVNo
Affected2 vendor(s)
PublishedJul 11, 2018

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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-11049 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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