CVE-2018-18561

highpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.007 · 51 %ileEUUS

grimoire priorityP2 · Scheduled

Exploitable?

—

no known exploitation

Likely / severe?

0.67% (51st) EPSS

CVSS 7.7 · high

Is it mine?

14 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

4 sources

cnnvd · enisa_euvd · cisa_csaf_ot · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-23

An issue was discovered in Roche Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit / Base Unit Hub before 03.01.04 and CoaguChek / cobas h232 Handheld Base Unit before 03.01.04. Insecure permissions in a service interface may allow authenticated attackers in the adjacent network to execute arbitrary commands on the operating system.

remediations

Vendor fix, mitigation, or workaround guidance, as published by each source.

A vendor fix is available.

FixedPoint of Care handheld medical devicescisa_csaf_ot
For all affected products, Roche Diagnostic has scheduled release of new software updates with availability beginning November 2018.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.0

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.5–8

v2.07.7highAV:A/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:Cprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 5.1 · impact 10

v3.08highCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.1 · impact 5.9

v3.06.5mediumCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:Nsecondary · CISA US

v3.07.3highCVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:Usecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-732USprimaryCWE-287US

affected products (14)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

Point of Care handheld medical devices - Accu-Chek Inform IIall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit Lightall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - Accu-Chek Inform II Base Unit NEW with Software 04.00.00 or newerall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - CoaguChek Pro IIall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - CoaguChek XS Plusall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - CoaguChek XS Proall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - Including the related base units (BU), base unit hubs and handheld base units (HBU).all versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Point of Care handheld medical devices - cobas h 232 POCall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
Roche Diagnostics Point of Care handheld medical devicesall versionscisa_csaf_otUS
n/a n/a≤ n/aenisa_euvdEU
roche accu-chek inform ii firmware< 03.01.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:roche:accu-chek_inform_ii_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roche base unit hub firmware< 03.01.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:roche:base_unit_hub_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roche coaguchek firmware< 03.01.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:roche:coaguchek_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
roche cobas h 232 firmware< 03.01.04nvdUScpe:2.3:o:roche:cobas_h_232_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

ICSMA-18-310-01Roche Diagnostics Point of Care Handheld Medical Devices (Update A)2018-11-06icsa · cisa_csaf_otUS
Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could allow an attacker to gain unauthorized access to modify system settings or execute arbitrary code.

also known as (3)

Other names and identifiers for this entity.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cnnvd enisa_euvd cisa_csaf_ot nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2018-11-20modified 2026-06-17

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references (7)

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-310-01 cnnvd
https://www.roche.com/Patchcnnvd
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105843 cnnvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105843 enisa_euvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-310-01 enisa_euvd
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105843Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-310-01Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resourcenvd

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