Is CVE-2018-18929 actively exploited?

No active exploitation of CVE-2018-18929 has been confirmed so far. Continue monitoring, as exploit status can change.

Can CVE-2018-18929 be exploited remotely?

Yes. CVE-2018-18929 is exploitable remotely over the network (CVSS attack vector: Network).

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-18929?

CVE-2018-18929 has a CVSS score of 8.8 (HIGH).

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HIGH

CVE-2018-18929

CWE-798Published: October 29, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

8.8

CVSS v3.1

Official Description

The Tightrope Media Carousel Seneca HDn Windows-based appliance 7.0.4.104 is shipped with a default local administrator username and password. This can be found by a limited user account in an "unattend.xml" file left over on the C: drive from the Sysprep process. An attacker with this username and password can leverage it to gain administrator-level access on the system.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-18929 can be exploited remotely over the network without requiring physical or adjacent access, significantly expanding the attack surface for threat actors.

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 8.8.