# CVE-2018-1410: Command injection in Client Application Access

> A local attacker can execute arbitrary commands on the system by crafting a malicious command line sent via shared memory IPC in IBM Notes.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 19 Feb 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2343-rx97-48x3

## What is CVE-2018-1410?

CVE-2018-1410 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Client Application Access, published on 19 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Notes Diagnostics (IBM Client Application Access and IBM Notes) could allow a local user to execute commands on the system. By crafting a command line sent via the shared memory IPC, which could be tricked into executing an executable chosen by the attacker. IBM X-Force ID: 138709.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-1410?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Ibm Client Application Access, Ibm Notes.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-1410?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-1410 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-1410 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Client Application Access

- [CVE-2018-1409](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1409/): Command injection in Client Application Access (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2018-1411](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1411/): Command injection in Client Application Access (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-1711](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1711/): Other in Client Application Access (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-1714](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-1714/): Privilege escalation in Client Application Access (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2016-0270](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2016-0270/): Weak cryptography in n/a (medium 5.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-1410 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-1410 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in IBM Client Application Access, published on 19 Feb 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-1410 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Client Application Access. 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-2018-1410/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-1410/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1410
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1410
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-1410

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.