Is CVE-2018-11081 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-11081 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-11081 be exploited remotely?

Partially. CVE-2018-11081 requires adjacent network access (same network segment) to exploit.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-11081?

CVE-2018-11081 has a CVSS score of 7.9 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2018-11081

NVD-CWE-noinfoPublished: October 5, 2018· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

7.9

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Pivotal Operations Manager, versions 2.2.x prior to 2.2.1, 2.1.x prior to 2.1.11, 2.0.x prior to 2.0.16, and 1.11.x prior to 2, fails to write the Operations Manager UAA config onto the temp RAM disk, thus exposing the configs directly onto disk. A remote user that has gained access to the Operations Manager VM, can now file search and find the UAA credentials for Operations Manager on the system disk..

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-11081 requires adjacent network access, limiting remote exploitation but still posing risk in shared or local network environments.

Exploitation requires high 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 7.9.

The vulnerability has a "Changed" scope, meaning successful exploitation can impact components beyond the vulnerable component itself — such as the host operating system or adjacent services.