Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
This flaw can let a lower-privileged Pivotal Application Service user obtain the Cloud Foundry admin credential if they are a space developer in the system org. That credential could turn a limited platform role into full administrative control.
Executive priority
Treat this as high priority for affected PAS environments because it can expose the platform admin credential. The urgency is strongest where many developers have system-org access or where credential rotation is difficult.
Technical view
Pivotal Usage Service in PAS 2.0 before 2.0.21, 2.1 before 2.1.13, and 2.2 before 2.2.5 may expose an artifact containing the CF admin credential to a system-org space developer, enabling privilege escalation to admin.
Likely exposure
Exposure is limited to Pivotal Application Service deployments running the named vulnerable versions, where a space developer has access to the system org. Systems outside those versions or without that role path are not shown affected by the provided sources.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show active exploitation, KEV listing, CVSS, or public exploit details. The described path requires existing platform access as a space developer in the system org, then access to an artifact containing the CF admin credential.
Researcher notes
The public bundle gives the core privilege-escalation condition but lacks CVSS, CWE, artifact specifics, and exploit telemetry. Do not assume unauthenticated access or internet-scale exposure from these sources alone.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade PAS 2.0 to 2.0.21 or later, where applicable.
- Upgrade PAS 2.1 to 2.1.13 or later, where applicable.
- Upgrade PAS 2.2 to 2.2.5 or later, where applicable.
- Review and minimize space developer access to the system org.
- Rotate CF admin credentials if artifact exposure is suspected.
- Check vendor advisory for environment-specific remediation guidance.
Validation and detection
- Inventory PAS deployments and confirm exact 2.0, 2.1, or 2.2 patch levels.
- List users with space developer access in the system org.
- Review whether vulnerable Usage Service artifacts were accessible to those users.
- Check audit logs for unusual access to Usage Service artifacts.
- Confirm CF admin credentials were rotated after any suspected exposure.
Public sources used
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- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://pivotal.io/security/cve-2018-11086CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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