Is CVE-2018-9185 being actively exploited?

CVE-2018-9185 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-9185?

CVE-2018-9185 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

CVE-2018-9185

HIGH · CVSS 8.1EPSS 2.1%EU EUVD

An information disclosure vulnerability in Fortinet FortiOS 6.0.0 and below versions reveals user's web portal login credentials in a Javascript file sent to client-side when pages bookmarked in web portal use the Single Sign-On feature.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.1 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
EPSS score: 2.1% (82th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2018-20782)
Published: July 5, 2018
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2018-20782 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on October 25, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

fortinet / fortios

Certified products that may be affected

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

FortiOS 5.6 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 3639 - historical
FortiOS 5.2 - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 2765 - historical
FortiOS™ - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1754 - historical
FortiOS - Fortinet, Inc. - FIPS 140 1431 - historical

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104535(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041186(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://fortiguard.com/advisory/FG-IR-18-027(Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)

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

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