THREATPORT/VULNERABILITY/CVE-2018-12296
HIGH SEVERITY

CVE-2018-12296

Nas Os vulnerability

CVSS
7.5
EPSS
10.9%
EPSS pct
95th
Exploited
No known
Insufficient access control in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos in Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests.
Affected vendor
Seagate
Affected product
Nas Os
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness type (CWE)
  • CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Published
2019-05-13

Risk analysis

Based on its CVSS vector, this vulnerability is exploitable over the network, low attack complexity, requiring no privileges, no user interaction. Successful exploitation leads to high impact to confidentiality.

Its EPSS score of 10.9% reflects a moderate probability of exploitation activity in the wild over the next 30 days, placing it above 95% of all scored CVEs.

Check your external exposure to CVE-2018-12296

  • Confirm whether Seagate Nas Os is running on any internet-facing host or subdomain.
  • Match discovered service fingerprints against the version affected by CVE-2018-12296.
  • Prioritise remediation if the asset is public, business-critical, or near authentication/payment flows.

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