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CVE-2018-15782: DSA-2018-226: RSA® Authentication Manager Relative Path Traversal Vulnerability

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-01-16 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-22

Description

The Quick Setup component of RSA Authentication Manager versions prior to 8.4 is vulnerable to a relative path traversal vulnerability. A local attacker could potentially provide an administrator with a crafted license that if used during the quick setup deployment of the initial RSA Authentication Manager system, could allow the attacker unauthorized access to that system.

Affected products

• Dell EMC RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, Operation Console and Self-Service Console: before 8.4 — fixed in 8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Dell EMC RSA Authentication Manager Security Console, Operation Console and Self-Service Console 8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/18
• https://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jan/18

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