CVE-2018-14933 (GCVE-0-2018-14933)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-08-04 19:00 – Updated: 2025-10-21 23:45Summary
upgrade_handle.php on NUUO NVRmini devices allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir command.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
SSVC
Exploitation: active
Automatable: yes
Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-12-21 04:56 UTC
CWE
- n/a
- CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')
Assigner
References
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| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45070/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46340/ | exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB |
| https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilit… | government-resource |
Date Public
2018-08-04 00:00
CISA
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ed9441a2-d084-44f0-92ce-badc569b0c8c
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-12-18
Asserted: 2024-12-18
Scope
Notes: NUUO NVRmini Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability | Affected: NUUO / NVRmini Devices | Description: NUUO NVRmini devices contain an OS command injection vulnerability. This vulnerability allows remote command execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir command. | Required action: The impacted product is end-of-life (EoL) and/or end-of-service (EoS). Users should discontinue utilization of the product. | Due date: 2025-01-08 | Known ransomware campaign use (KEV): Unknown | Notes (KEV): https://nuuo.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/NUUO-EOL-letter%EF%BC%BFNVRmini-2-and-NVRsolo-series.pdf ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14933
Evidence
Type: Vendor Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 80%
Source: cisa-kev
Details
| Cwes | CWE-78 |
|---|---|
| Feed | CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog |
| Product | NVRmini Devices |
| Due Date | 2025-01-08 |
| Date Added | 2024-12-18 |
| Vendorproject | NUUO |
| Vulnerabilityname | NUUO NVRmini Devices OS Command Injection Vulnerability |
| Knownransomwarecampaignuse | Unknown |
References
Created: 2026-10-02 08:09 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 08:09 CEST
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: ae6c270f-c77b-4f37-9acc-ac8ffb107b99
Exploited: Yes
Timestamps
First Seen: 2024-12-18
Asserted: 2024-12-18
Scope
Notes: upgrade_handle.php on NUUO NVRmini devices allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir... | Affected: NUUO / NVRmini | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.94884 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: False
Evidence
Type: Public Report
Signal: Successful Exploitation
Confidence: 70%
Source: previdian
Details
| Feed | Previdian (previdian.com) |
|---|---|
| Title | upgrade_handle.php on NUUO NVRmini devices allows Remote Command Execution via shell metacharacters in the uploaddir parameter for a writeuploaddir... |
| Cve Id | CVE-2018-14933 |
| Vendor | NUUO |
| Ghsa Id | None |
| Product | NVRmini |
| Added Date | 2024-12-18T00:00:00.000Z |
| Cvss Score | 9.8 |
| Epss Score | 0.94884 |
| Previous Ids | |
| Cvss Severity | CRITICAL |
| Virtual Patch | False |
| Cvss Estimated | False |
| Epss Percentile | 0.99859 |
| Used In Malware | unknown |
| Vulnerability Id | CVE-2018-14933 |
| Ahead Of Cisa Kev | None |
| Not Yet In Cisa Kev | False |
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Created: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
| Updated: 2026-10-02 09:11 CEST
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- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
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The MITRE ATT&CK techniques below are AI-generated suggestions, inferred from the description of the
vulnerability by the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-classification-roberta-base
model, served locally by ML-Gateway.
They have not been verified by an analyst and are provided for guidance only.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
The approach is described in our paper Mapping CVEs to MITRE ATT&CK Techniques: A Curated Gold-Set Classifier and the Limits of LLM-Assisted Label Expansion.
Browse all ATT&CK techniques and the vulnerabilities related to each.
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Related by attack behaviour
Vulnerabilities whose description is nearest to this one in the vector space of the CIRCL/vulnerability-attack-technique-biencoder model. This is a similarity search over the bi-encoder space (plain cosine), not a classification, and it has no measured accuracy.
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