Is CVE-2018-4838 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-4838 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-4838?

CVE-2018-4838 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-4838?

CVE-2018-4838 has an EPSS score of 1.42% (70th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-4838?

Upgrade en100 ethernet module iec 61850 firmware to 4.30 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-4838

HIGH

7.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

A vulnerability has been identified in EN100 Ethernet module IEC 61850 variant (All versions < V4.30), EN100 Ethernet module DNP3 variant (All versions < V1.04), EN100 Ethernet module PROFINET IO variant (All versions), EN100 Ethernet module Modbus TCP variant (All versions), EN100 Ethernet module IEC 104 variant (All versions < V1.22). The web interface (TCP/80) of affected devices allows an unauthenticated user to upgrade or downgrade the firmware of the device, including to older versions with known vulnerabilities.

CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function

How to fix

Remediation Available

en100 ethernet module iec 61850 firmwareNVD

Affected:< 4.30Fixed in:4.30CVE-2018-4838derived 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 VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityNone

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

Exploit Intelligence

1.42%probability of exploitation in 30 days

70thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 70% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch1

cert-portal.siemens.com

Third-Party Advisory1

ics-cert.us-cert.gov

Other references1

securityfocus.com

Related Vulnerabilities

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CVE-2017-10271	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	-
CVE-2023-42793	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2025-3248	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2022-1388	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2021-37415	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV	-
CVE-2023-21839	High	7.5	100%	KEV	-

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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.