# CVE-2018-0431: Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability

> Authenticated attackers can inject arbitrary commands to execute code with root privileges on Cisco Integrated Management Controller devices.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 5 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 26 Nov 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-qmgx-qvh8-5237

## What is CVE-2018-0431?

CVE-2018-0431 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability in the web-based management interface of Cisco Integrated Management Controller (IMC) Software could allow an authenticated, remote attacker to inject and execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on an affected device. The vulnerability is due to insufficient validation of command input by the affected software. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending crafted commands to the web-based management interface of the affected software. A successful exploit could allow the attacker to inject and execute arbitrary, system-level commands with root privileges on an affected device.

Weakness: CWE-77 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in a Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0431?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Cisco Unified Computing System.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0431?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0431 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0431 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Cisco Unified Computing System

- [CVE-2026-20200](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20200/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Argument Injection and Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2026-20094](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-20094/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2018-0430](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0430/): Cisco Integrated Management Controller Command Injection Vulnerability (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2012-4078](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-4078/): Auth bypass in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2018-0338](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0338/): Command injection in Cisco Unified Computing System unknown (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0431 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0431 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Cisco Unified Computing System, published on 5 Oct 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0431 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Cisco Unified Computing System. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0431/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0431/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0431
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0431
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0431

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0431/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.