CVE•Published 2018-07-24•Modified 2026-06-02•1 article on news•5 live references•NVD data
CVE-2018-8851Echelon · Smartserver_1_firmware
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.8
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
45
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 55% of all CVEs
Description
Echelon SmartServer 1 all versions, SmartServer 2 all versions prior to release 4.11.007, i.LON 100 all versions, and i.LON 600 all versions. The devices store passwords in plaintext, which may allow an attacker with access to the configuration file to log into the SmartServer web user interface.
Timeline
Published 2018-07-24
Modified 2026-06-02
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2018-8851Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · OS
os:"Smartserver 1 Firmware"Hosts Shodan identified as running Smartserver 1 Firmware.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2018-8851Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2018-8851Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
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CVE-2018-8851Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2018-8851GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2018-8851" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2018-8851 on GitHub.