CVE-2018-16494 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2018-16494

In VOS and overly permissive "umask" may allow for authorized...

Vulnerability Description

In VOS and overly permissive "umask" may allow for authorized users of the server to gain unauthorized access through insecure file permissions that can result in an arbitrary read, write, or execution of newly created files and directories. Insecure umask setting was present throughout the Versa servers.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

No credits recorded in the NVD database.

Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Versa VOS
Vulnerable Versions:
Fixed Versions: 16.1R2S11, 20.2.2, 21.1.1, 21.2.1

Timeline

Official Publish: May 26th, 2021
Last Modified: August 5th, 2024
Added to House: July 20th, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weaknesses (CWE)

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

No associated TTPs found for this vulnerability.