CVE-2018-7820
Status: ModifiedCritical (9.8)—
A Credentials Management CWE-255 vulnerability exists in the APC UPS Network Management Card 2 AOS v6.5.6, which could cause Remote Monitoring Credentials to be viewed in plaintext when Remote Monitoring is enabled, and then disabled.
CVSS
- Version: 3.1
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Base score: 9.8
Exploitation probability (EPSS)
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.03%
- Percentile among all scored CVEs: 63
- Score date: 10/8/2026
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST) estimates how likely a vulnerability is to be exploited in the wild within 30 days. It complements CVSS (impact) and CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
Affected technologies (4)
CWEs
- CWE-255
- CWE-522
References
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