CVE-2018-15611: Communication Manager Local Administrator PrivEsc

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.7 v3.0)
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: 2018-09-27 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-284

Description

A vulnerability in the local system administration component of Avaya Aura Communication Manager can allow an authenticated, privileged user on the local system to gain root privileges. Affected versions include 6.3.x and all 7.x version prior to 7.1.3.1.

Affected products

Avaya Aura Communication Manager: from 6.3.0.1 through 6.3.17.0; from 7.0 before 7.1.3.1 — fixed in 7.1.3.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Avaya Aura Communication Manager 7.1.3.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101052550
https://downloads.avaya.com/css/P8/documents/101052550

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