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CVE-2018-7440

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 3.74% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-02-23 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a critical severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 9.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

GitHub PoC Links

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CVE
CVE-2018-7440
Severity
CRITICAL
CVSS
9.8
EPSS
3.74%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in Leptonica through 1.75.3. The gplotMakeOutput function allows command injection via a $(command) approach in the gplot rootname argument. This issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-3836.

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