Is CVE-2018-20768 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20768 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20768?

CVE-2018-20768 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL).

CVE-2018-20768

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8EPSS 1.2%EU EUVD

An issue was discovered on Xerox WorkCentre 3655, 3655i, 58XX, 58XXi, 59XX, 59XXi, 6655, 6655i, 72XX, 72XXi, 78XX, 78XXi, 7970, 7970i, EC7836, and EC7856 devices before R18-05 073.xxx.0487.15000. An attacker can execute PHP code by leveraging a writable file.

Key facts

CVSS score: 9.8 (v3.0)
Severity: CRITICAL
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-94
EPSS score: 1.2% (68th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-13311)
Published: February 10, 2019
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-13311 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on September 17, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

xerox / workcentre 3655
xerox / workcentre 3655 firmware
xerox / workcentre 3655i
xerox / workcentre 3655i firmware
xerox / workcentre 5845
xerox / workcentre 5845 firmware
xerox / workcentre 5865
xerox / workcentre 5865 firmware
xerox / workcentre 5865i
xerox / workcentre 5865i firmware
xerox / workcentre 5875
xerox / workcentre 5875 firmware
xerox / workcentre 5875i
xerox / workcentre 5875i firmware
xerox / workcentre 5890
xerox / workcentre 5890 firmware
xerox / workcentre 5890i
xerox / workcentre 5890i firmware
xerox / workcentre 5900
xerox / workcentre 5900 firmware
xerox / workcentre 5900i
xerox / workcentre 5900i firmware
xerox / workcentre 6655
xerox / workcentre 6655 firmware
xerox / workcentre 6655i
xerox / workcentre 6655i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7220
xerox / workcentre 7220 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7220i
xerox / workcentre 7220i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7225
xerox / workcentre 7225 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7225i
xerox / workcentre 7225i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7830
xerox / workcentre 7830 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7830i
xerox / workcentre 7830i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7835
xerox / workcentre 7835 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7835i
xerox / workcentre 7835i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7845
xerox / workcentre 7845 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7845i
xerox / workcentre 7845i firmware
xerox / workcentre 7855
xerox / workcentre 7855 firmware
xerox / workcentre 7855i
xerox / workcentre 7855i firmware

and 8 more…

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Xerox WorkCentre 7970 - Xerox Corporation - Common Criteria 383-4-317 - archived

References

https://securitydocs.business.xerox.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/cert_Security_Mini_Bulletin_XRX18Y_for_ConnectKey_EC78xx_v1.0.pdf(Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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