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CVE-2018-17431

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 83.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2019-01-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-287

Description

Web Console in Comodo UTM Firewall before 2.7.0 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code without authentication via a crafted URL.

Affected products

• Comodo Unified Threat Management Firewall: before 2.7.0 — fixed in 2.7.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Comodo Unified Threat Management Firewall 2.7.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159246/Comodo-Unified-Threat-Management-Web-Console-2.7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFJhNQNHcoTbndsUmNjVWNGYWNJaWxYcWNyS2ZDajluTDFz/view
• https://github.com/Fadavvi/CVE-2018-17431-PoC#confirmation-than-bug-exist-2018-09-25-ticket-id-xwr-503-79437
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159246/Comodo-Unified-Threat-Management-Web-Console-2.7.0-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://drive.google.com/file/d/0BzFJhNQNHcoTbndsUmNjVWNGYWNJaWxYcWNyS2ZDajluTDFz/view
• https://github.com/Fadavvi/CVE-2018-17431-PoC#confirmation-than-bug-exist-2018-09-25-ticket-id-xwr-503-79437

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