Is CVE-2018-18563 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-18563 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-18563?

CVE-2018-18563 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.6 (CRITICAL).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-18563?

CVE-2018-18563 has an EPSS score of 0.97% (58th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-18563?

Upgrade accu-chek inform ii firmware to 04.03.00 or later. Fixes are available for 5 affected products.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-18563

CRITICAL

9.6

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Instrument before 03.06.00 (Serial number below 14000) and 04.x before 04.03.00 (Serial Number above 14000), CoaguChek Pro II before 04.03.00, CoaguChek XS Plus before 03.01.06, CoaguChek XS Pro before 03.01.06, cobas h 232 before 03.01.03 (Serial Number below KQ0400000 or KS0400000) and cobas h 232 before 04.00.04 (Serial Number above KQ0400000 or KS0400000). Improper access control to a service command allows attackers in the adjacent network to execute arbitrary code on the system through a crafted Poct1-A message.

CWE-434Unrestricted File Upload

How to fix

Remediation Available

accu-chek inform ii firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 04.00.00, < 04.03.00Fixed in:04.03.00CVE-2018-18563derived from NVD

coaguchek pro ii firmwareNVD

Affected:< 04.03.00Fixed in:04.03.00CVE-2018-18563derived from NVD

coaguchek xs plus firmwareNVD

Affected:< 03.01.06Fixed in:03.01.06CVE-2018-18563derived from NVD

coaguchek xs pro firmwareNVD

Affected:< 03.01.06Fixed in:03.01.06CVE-2018-18563derived from NVD

cobas h 232 firmwareNVD

Affected:>= 04.00.00, < 04.00.04Fixed in:04.00.04CVE-2018-18563derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.97%probability of exploitation in 30 days

58thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 58% of all known CVEs.

References

Mitigation1

ics-cert.us-cert.gov

Third-Party Advisory1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-434 (Unrestricted File Upload) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2017-12617	High	8.1	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2018-15961	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2021-31207	Medium	6.6	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2017-12615	High	8.1	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2025-31324	Critical	10.0	99%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2024-50623	Critical	9.8	99%	KEV + Ransom	Fix

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.