CVE-2018-12268

Name: CVE-2018-12268
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2018-06-13T11:29:00.45+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

UnknownEPSS 2.63%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-12268 is a vulnerability of currently unknown severity. acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.. EPSS estimates a 2.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.

Metrics

EPSS Probability

2.63%

83.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-78

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Acccheck Project	Acccheck.Pl	0.2.1

References

http://b3n7s.github.io/acccheck-command-injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory
http://b3n7s.github.io/acccheck-command-injection.htmlExploit, Third Party Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jun 13, 2018
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2018-12268?

acccheck.pl in acccheck 0.2.1 allows Command Injection via shell metacharacters in a username or password file, as demonstrated by injection into an smbclient command line.

How severe is CVE-2018-12268?

Severity scoring for CVE-2018-12268 is pending analysis. The EPSS model estimates a 2.63% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-12268?

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Source: NVD / NIST