# CVE-2018-1197: Information disclosure in Windows Stemcells

> Malicious developers can access metadata endpoints in Windows containers to steal privileged credentials, requiring an upgrade to secure the environment.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/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:** 19 Mar 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5mjc-xm4w-8h63

## What is CVE-2018-1197?

CVE-2018-1197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Windows Stemcells, published on 19 Mar 2018. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Windows Stemcells versions prior to 1200.14, apps running inside containers in Windows on Google Cloud Platform are able to access the metadata endpoint. A malicious developer could use this access to gain privileged credentials.

Weakness: CWE-732 (Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1197?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Pivotal Software Windows Stemcells.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1197?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1197 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1197 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell EMC Windows Stemcells

- [CVE-2018-1276](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1276/): Information disclosure in Windows2012R2 stemcell (medium 6.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1197 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1197 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell EMC Windows Stemcells, published on 19 Mar 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-2018-1197 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell EMC Windows Stemcells. 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-2018-1197/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1197/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1197
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1197
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1197

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1197/
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