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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1000226 · published 20 August 2018

CVE-2018-1000226: Cobblerd cobbler incorrect permission assignment vulnerability

Cobblerd · Cobbler

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.

9.8 CVSS 3.0 Critical EPSS 13% · top 3.9% CWE-732 · Incorrect permission assignment
9.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.5
13%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/cobbler/cobbler/issues/1916 Issue TrackingVendor Advisory
https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api/ Third Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1000226), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.