CVE-2018-9853

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

Insecure access control in freeSSHd version 1.3.1 allows attackers to obtain the privileges of the freesshd.exe process by leveraging the ability to login to an unprivileged account on the server.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 9.8/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jul 10, 2018
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2018-9853: Critical severity, CVSS 9.8 | Vulnix