Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
CVE-2018-6500 affects Micro Focus ArcSight Management Center before version 2.81. It is a remotely exploitable directory traversal issue that could expose sensitive files. The CVSS score is high because exploitation requires no authentication or user interaction and primarily threatens confidentiality.
Executive priority
Treat this as a high-priority remediation for any affected ArcMC deployment because unauthenticated remote access could expose sensitive files. Prioritize internet-facing or broadly reachable management systems first.
Technical view
The CVE describes a directory traversal vulnerability in ArcSight Management Center before 2.81. The CVSS v3.0 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, indicating network reachability, low complexity, no privileges, no user interaction, and high confidentiality impact.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely in organizations still running ArcSight Management Center versions earlier than 2.81, especially where ArcMC is reachable across internal or external networks.
Exploitation context
The source bundle does not show CISA KEV listing or cited evidence of active exploitation. The CVSS vector indicates unauthenticated remote exploitability, but no exploit details are provided here.
Researcher notes
Public detail in the provided bundle is limited to product, affected versions, vulnerability class, and CVSS. No CWE, exploit status, or detailed vulnerable endpoint information is provided, so validation should focus on versioning, exposure, and vendor advisory review.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade ArcSight Management Center to version 2.81 or later.
- Review the Micro Focus advisory for current vendor-supported remediation guidance.
- Restrict ArcMC access to trusted administrative networks.
- Monitor ArcMC access logs for unusual file access patterns.
Validation and detection
- Inventory all ArcSight Management Center deployments and record versions.
- Confirm no ArcMC instance is running a version earlier than 2.81.
- Review network exposure for ArcMC management interfaces.
- Check logs for unexpected traversal-like file access attempts.
Public sources used
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- High
- CVSS
- 7.5 (3.0)
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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CVSS vector scores
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CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N3.93.6Primary CVE scoreVulnerability scoring details
Base CVSS 3.0 score
7.5HighVector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://softwaresupport.softwaregrp.com/document/-/facetsearch/document/KM03245142CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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