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CVE-2018-16497

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Published: May 26, 2021Modified: Aug 31, 2026

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7.8
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD

Description

In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.

Affected (4)

Versa Analytics
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Versa Networks
Before 16.1R2S11
From 20.2.0 to 20.2.2
From 21.1.0 to 21.1.1
From 21.2.0 to 21.2.1

References (2)

Source: support@hackerone.com
Third Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

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