CVE-2018-1000226
Cobbler Improper Validation of Security Tokens
Reported by mitre · Published August 20, 2018
cobbler is fixed in 3.0.0 and 2.6.11 (PyPI)
Cobbler version Verified as present in Cobbler versions 2.6.11+, but code inspection suggests at least 2.0.0+ or possibly even older versions may be vulnerable contains a Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in XMLRPC API (/cobbler_api) that can result in Privilege escalation, data manipulation or exfiltration, LDAP credential harvesting. This attack appear to be exploitable via "network connectivity". Taking advantage of improper validation of security tokens in API endpoints. Please note this is a different issue than CVE-2018-10931.
Fixed versions
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| Package | Ecosystem | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| cobbler | PyPI | 3.0.0, 2.6.11 |
Risk scores
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
| PyPI | Cobbler | 0 |
| n/a | n/a | * |
Timeline
- Aug 20, 2018 CVE Published
- Apr 14, 2021 EPSS Score (30 in total, the first dated here)
- Mar 6, 2026 Distribution Patch
- Mar 6, 2026 Security Advisory (4 in total, the first dated here)
- Sep 26, 2026 Coalition ESS Score
Query this with the API
The same record, from the CLI:
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References
- x_refsource_MISC
- x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-1000226 advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f88q-22g8-frcg advisory
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/cobbler/PYSEC-2026-315.yaml advisory
- https://movermeyer.com/2018-08-02-privilege-escalation-exploits-in-cobblers-api url
- https://pypi.org/project/cobbler url