CVE-2018-15407: Cisco HyperFlex World-Readable Sensitive Information Vulnerability

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-10-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

A vulnerability in the installation process of Cisco HyperFlex Software could allow an authenticated, local attacker to read sensitive information. The vulnerability is due to insufficient cleanup of installation files. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by accessing the residual installation files on an affected system. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to collect sensitive information regarding the configuration of the system.

Affected products

Cisco HyperFlex HX-Series: 3.0(1a)

References

https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-hyperflex-info
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181003-hyperflex-info

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