CVE-2018-10841

Name: CVE-2018-10841
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-06-20T18:29:00.233+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

HIGHCVSS 8.8/10EPSS 1.28%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-10841 is a high-severity vulnerability rated 8.8/10 on the CVSS scale. glusterfs is vulnerable to privilege escalation on gluster server nodes. An authenticated gluster client via TLS could use gluster cli with --remote-host command to add it self to trusted storage pool and perform privileged gluster operations like adding other machines to trusted storage pool, start, stop, and delete volumes.. EPSS estimates a 1.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

glusterfs is vulnerable to privilege escalation on gluster server nodes. An authenticated gluster client via TLS could use gluster cli with --remote-host command to add it self to trusted storage pool and perform privileged gluster operations like adding other machines to trusted storage pool, start, stop, and delete volumes.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

8.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Probability

1.28%

66.4th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-288

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Gluster	Glusterfs	< 4.1.8
Debian	Debian Linux	9.0

References

https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1954Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1955Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10841Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://review.gluster.org/#/c/20328/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1954Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:1955Third Party Advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=CVE-2018-10841Issue Tracking, Third Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00000.htmlMailing List, Third Party Advisory
https://review.gluster.org/#/c/20328/Patch, Third Party Advisory
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/201904-06Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 20, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-10841?

How severe is CVE-2018-10841?

CVE-2018-10841 has a CVSS score of 8.8/10 (HIGH severity). The EPSS model estimates a 1.28% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-10841?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST