CVE-2018-1552

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 2.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-11-02 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-434

Description

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere 10.0 and 11.0 allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a missing restriction in which file types can be uploaded to the control room. By uploading a malicious file and tricking a victim to run it, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code on the system. IBM X-Force ID: 142889.

Affected products

IBM Robotic Process Automation with Automation Anywhere: 10, 11

References

http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016247
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142889
http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22016247
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/142889

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