{"cve":"CVE-2018-16117","nvd":{"published":"2019-06-20T17:15:10.003","modified":"2026-06-17T01:43:44.070","status":"Modified","description":"A shell escape vulnerability in /webconsole/Controller in Admin Portal of Sophos XG firewall 17.0.8 MR-8 allow remote authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary OS commands via shell metacharacters in the \"dbName\" POST parameter.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-78"],"references":["https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637","https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md","https://www.sophos.com/en-us/legal/sophos-responsible-disclosure-policy.aspx","https://community.sophos.com/kb/en-us/132637","https://github.com/klsecservices/Advisories/blob/master/KL-SOPHOS-2018-002.md"],"products":["sophos:sfos"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:57:00.690689396+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-16117","score":0.43729,"percentile":0.98743,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[],"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."]}