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CVE-2018-1111

DHCP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager…

High7.5EPSS 97.9%
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Description

DHCP packages in Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6 and 7, Fedora 28, and earlier are vulnerable to a command injection flaw in the NetworkManager integration script included in the DHCP client. A malicious DHCP server, or an attacker on the local network able to spoof DHCP responses, could use this flaw to execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on systems using NetworkManager and configured to obtain network configuration using the DHCP protocol.

Scores

CVSS scores of CVE-2018-1111, by who scored it
Scored byCVSSScoreVector
redhatCNA (assigner)3.0High7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVDNVD · Modified3.0High7.5CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
97.9% · top 0.1% of all CVEs (3 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 7.5.

Weakness

Affected products

  • Red Hat · dhcp

    • affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 6
    • affected Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7

  • Fedora · dhcp

    • affected Fedora 28

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