{"cve":"CVE-2018-11786","nvd":{"published":"2018-09-18T14:29:00.357","modified":"2026-06-17T01:36:35.970","status":"Modified","description":"In Apache Karaf prior to 4.2.0 release, if the sshd service in Karaf is left on so an administrator can manage the running instance, any user with rights to the Karaf console can pivot and read/write any file on the file system to which the Karaf process user has access. This can be locked down a bit by using chroot to change the root directory to protect files outside of the Karaf install directory; it can be further locked down by defining a security manager policy that limits file system access to those directories beneath the Karaf home that are necessary for the system to run. However, this still allows anyone with ssh access to the Karaf process to read and write a large number of files as the Karaf process user.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.0","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-269"],"references":["http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11786.txt","https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-5427","https://lists.apache.org/thread.html/5b7ac762c6bbe77ac5d9389f093fc6dbf196c36d788e3d7629e6c1d9%40%3Cdev.karaf.apache.org%3E","http://karaf.apache.org/security/cve-2018-11786.txt","https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/KARAF-5427"],"products":["apache:karaf"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-11786","score":0.01904,"percentile":0.79714,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-9448-c9wq-jg9v","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-9448-c9wq-jg9v","summary":"Improper Privilege Management in Apache Karaf","modified":"2023-11-08T03:59:47.752418Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.apache.karaf:apache-karaf","purl":"pkg:maven/org.apache.karaf/apache-karaf","ranges":["<4.2.0"],"fixed":["4.2.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}