CVE-2018-18879
No exploitation reported by the sources we read.
- Published2019-06-18
- WeaknessCWE-94
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Description
In firmware version MS_2.6.9900 of Columbia Weather MicroServer, an authenticated web user can pipe commands directly to the underlying operating system as user input is not sanitized in networkdiags.php.
Timeline
dates in UTC- 2019-06-1814:15CVE publishedNVD
Observed activity
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Versions per branch
NVD| Branch | Affected | Fixed in | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | = ms_2.6.9900 | no fix published | NVD |
as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.
Distribution builds and vendor advisories
Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.
version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.
Vendor advisories
Columbia Weather Systems MicroServer
Weather MicroServer: firmware Version MS_2.6.9900 and prior
Fix
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-19-078-02 · 1 productColumbia Weather Systems has released a firmware update, Version: MS_2.7.9973, that addresses all the above vulnerabilities found on the Weather MicroServer.
- Vendor fix CISA ICSA-19-078-02 · 1 productTo upgrade Weather MicroServer, please contact Columbia Weather Systems:Phone: 503-629-0887 or email: support@columbiaweather.com
Detection
- Nuclei template
- none so far ProjectDiscovery
- Exploit-DB
- no entry Exploit-DB
- Proof-of-concept repositories
- none listed PoC-in-GitHub
Sources
- NVDCVSS 3.08.8read 2026-10-23
- NVDCVSS 2.06.5read 2026-10-23
- NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-94read 2026-10-23
- FIRST EPSSEPSS score2.0 %2026-10-22
Technical details
- CVSS v3 Vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Published
- 2019-06-18
- Last Modified
- 2026-06-17
- NVD status
- Modified
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