# CVE-2018-7119: Information disclosure in NonStop SAFEGAURD and NonStop H-series STDSEC-STANDARD SECURITY Product

> Local attackers can read sensitive credentials passed as command-line parameters in HPE NonStop Safeguard and Standard Security software.

- **Severity:** High 7.0 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/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:** 10 May 2019
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-284h-g5r5-vr8m

## What is CVE-2018-7119?

CVE-2018-7119 is a high-severity vulnerability in HPE NonStop SAFEGAURD and NonStop H-series STDSEC-STANDARD SECURITY Product, published on 10 May 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A Local Disclosure of Sensitive Information vulnerability was identified in HPE NonStop Safeguard earlier than version SPR T9750L01^AIC or T9750H05^AIH, and later versions when the PASSWORD-PROMPT configuration attribute is not set to BLIND; all versions on H-series. STDSEC-STANDARD SECURITY PROD All prior versions before T6533L01^ADU or T6533H05^ADW, and later versions when the PASSWORD-PROMPT configuration attribute is not set to BLIND and all versions on H-series . Note that some commands in NonStop Safeguard and NonStop Standard Security software require username and password to be passed as command line parameters, which may lead to a local disclosure of the credentials.

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-7119?

It affects 6 products.


Products: Hp Nonstop Safeguard H Series, Hp Nonstop Safeguard J Series, Hp Nonstop Safeguard L Series, Hp Nonstop Standard Security H Series, Hp Nonstop Standard Security J Series, Hp Nonstop Standard Security L Series.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-7119?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-7119 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-7119 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-7119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-7119 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-7119 is a high-severity vulnerability in HPE NonStop SAFEGAURD and NonStop H-series STDSEC-STANDARD SECURITY Product, published on 10 May 2019. 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-2018-7119 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: HPE NonStop SAFEGAURD and NonStop H-series STDSEC-STANDARD SECURITY Product. 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-2018-7119/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-7119/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-7119
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-7119
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-7119

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