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Vulnerability · CVE-2018-12296

seagate nas_os Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

Published Jan 3, 2024 · catalog updated Jan 3, 2024 · seagate nas_os Incorrect Permission

Patch now

CVE-2018-12296 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm seagate nas_os Incorrect Permission against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Severity
Unknown—
Known exploitation
CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
11.34%
Remediation
Remediation guidance
Affected products
vendor seagate nas_os

Insufficient access control in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos in Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests.

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  • vendor seagate nas_osversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2018-12296

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

CVE-2018-12296 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog. Confirm seagate nas_os Incorrect Permission against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 11.34%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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No public source repository is identified for this product.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Jan 3, 2024 · VulnCheck KEV

    Detected

    Insufficient access control in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos in Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests.

  2. Jan 3, 2024 · CISA KEV

    Known exploited

    Apply remediations or mitigations per vendor instructions or discontinue use of the product if remediation or mitigations are unavailable.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2018-12296

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2018-12296

    30-day exploitation probability 11.3%

    first.org
  • VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2018-12296

    Insufficient access control in /api/external/7.0/system.System.get_infos in Seagate NAS OS version 4.3.15.1 allows attackers to obtain information about the NAS without authentication via empty POST requests.

    vulncheck.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.