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CVE-2018-15381 Details

Description

A Java deserialization vulnerability in Cisco Unity Express (CUE) could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary shell commands with the privileges of the root user. The vulnerability is due to insecure deserialization of user-supplied content by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending a malicious serialized Java object to the listening Java Remote Method Invocation (RMI) service. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to execute arbitrary commands on the device with root privileges.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CNA: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-cue	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105876	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042130	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20181107-cue	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105876	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1042130	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-502	Deserialization of Untrusted Data	[email protected]
CWE-502	Deserialization of Untrusted Data	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
cisco unity express	< 9.0.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:cisco:unity_express:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2019	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 29, 2019	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Nov 16, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 12, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]