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CVE-2018-7279

• Severity: critical (CVSS 9.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2018-03-14 · updated 2026-06-17

Description

A remote code execution issue was discovered in AlienVault USM and OSSIM before 5.5.1.

Affected products

• Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management: before 5.5.1 — fixed in 5.5.1
• Alienvault Unified Security Management: before 5.5.1 — fixed in 5.5.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Alienvault Open Source Security Information Management 5.5.1; Alienvault Unified Security Management 5.5.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17155/alienvault-v5-5-1-hotfix-important-update
• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17204/security-advisory-alienvault-v5-5-1-resolves-critical-vulnerability
• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17155/alienvault-v5-5-1-hotfix-important-update
• https://www.alienvault.com/forums/discussion/17204/security-advisory-alienvault-v5-5-1-resolves-critical-vulnerability

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