No exploitation reported

CVE-2018-12469

No exploitation reported by the sources we read.

Published2018-10-12
WeaknessCWE-476

Am I affected?

With a domain, we read the version its public headers and pages expose. A distribution build can carry the fix under an older number.

Description

Incorrect handling of an invalid value for an HTTP request parameter by Directory Server (aka Enterprise Server Administration web UI) in Micro Focus Enterprise Developer and Enterprise Server 2.3 Update 2 and earlier, 3.0 before Patch Update 12, and 4.0 before Patch Update 2 causes a null pointer dereference (CWE-476) and subsequent denial of service due to process termination.

Timeline

dates in UTC

2018-10-1213:29CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-10-23 18:48 UTC

Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days

Block these indicators

Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-12469?format=txt
CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-12469?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD

Microfocus enterprise developer

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.3	≤ 2.3	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3	no fix published	NVD
3.0	= 3.0	no fix published	NVD
4.0	= 4.0	no fix published	NVD

Microfocus enterprise server

Branch	Affected	Fixed in	Source
2.3	≤ 2.3	no fix published	NVD
2.3	= 2.3	no fix published	NVD
3.0	= 3.0	no fix published	NVD
4.0	= 4.0	no fix published	NVD

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

No fix published by the sources we read yet. NVD record

Detection

Nuclei template: none so far
Exploit-DB: no entry
Proof-of-concept repositories: none listed

Sources

NVDCVSS 3.07.5read 2026-10-23
NVDCVSS 2.05read 2026-10-23
CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-476read 2026-10-23
NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-476read 2026-10-23
FIRST EPSSEPSS score1.1 %2026-10-22

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Published: 2018-10-12
Last Modified: 2026-06-17
NVD status: Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-12469?

Is CVE-2018-12469 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-12469 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 1.1% on 2026-10-22, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-12469?

CVE-2018-12469 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

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