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CVE-2018-16497

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.23%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2021-05-26 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-16497
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.23%

Original NVD Description

In Versa Analytics, the cron jobs are used for scheduling tasks by executing commands at specific dates and times on the server. If the job is run as the user root, there is a potential privilege escalation vulnerability. In this case, the job runs a script as root that is writable by users who are members of the versa group.

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