# CVE-2018-5485: Privilege escalation in OnCommand Unified Manager for Windows

> Attackers can escalate privileges on NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for Windows installations.

- **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:** 24 May 2018
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-x8q3-q9x3-w9jr

## What is CVE-2018-5485?

CVE-2018-5485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, published on 24 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

NetApp OnCommand Unified Manager for Windows versions 7.2 through 7.3 are susceptible to a vulnerability which could lead to a privilege escalation attack.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-5485?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-5485?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-5485 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-5485 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-5485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager

- [CVE-2018-5487](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5487/): Code injection in OnCommand Unified Manager for Linux (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-5486](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5486/): Security feature bypass in OnCommand Unified Manager for Linux (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2019-5494](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5494/): Information disclosure in OnCommand Unified Manager 7-Mode (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2019-5495](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5495/): Information disclosure in OnCommand Unified Manager for VMware vSphere,Linux and Windows 7.2 and above (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2018-5481](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5481/): Security feature bypass in OnCommand Unified Manager for 7-Mode (core package) (high 7.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-5485 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-5485 is a high-severity vulnerability in Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager, published on 24 May 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-2018-5485 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Netapp Oncommand Unified Manager. 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-2018-5485/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-5485/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5485
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-5485
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-5485

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