CVE-2018-17538: Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection

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CRITICAL 9.8REMOTEDOWNGRADE

CVE-2018-17538 is a critical-severity flaw (CVSS 9.8) affecting evidence sync. Below: why it ranks where it does, which versions are affected, what to do, and the exact commands.

Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability

Why this priority

Critical severity
Public exploit reference
Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

No fix is published yet: follow the downgrade or mitigation steps.

Risk facts

CVSS score	9.8 (Critical)
Attack vector	Network (remote)
Attack complexity	Low
Privileges needed	None
User interaction	None
EPSS exploit chance	2.5% (top 16%)
CISA exploited list	No
Published	2018-09-26
Last modified	2026-06-17

Publisher (CNA): MITRE · Vendor: axon

Last updated 2026-06-17 · Sources: CVE Program, NVD, CISA KEV, EPSS and vendor advisories · How we score

Am I affected?

Timeline

2018-09-26 08:29 UTCPublished CVE record published
2026-06-17 01:45 UTCUpdated Record last modified

axon evidence sync DOWNGRADE

Affected: 3.15.89

Fixed in: no fixed release known

Safe to downgrade to: a release before 3.15.89

1. Check installed version

apt-cache policy evidence-sync || rpm -q evidence-sync || evidence-sync --version

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE to a release before 3.15.89 (Debian / Ubuntu)

apt-cache madison evidence-sync sudo apt install evidence-sync=<VERSION_BEFORE_3.15.89> sudo apt-mark hold evidence-sync

2. No fixed release: DOWNGRADE (RHEL / Amazon Linux / Fedora)

dnf --showduplicates list evidence-sync sudo dnf downgrade evidence-sync-<VERSION_BEFORE_3.15.89> sudo dnf versionlock add evidence-sync

Downgrade risk

Downgrading can break dependent software and may reopen older bugs. Read the distro advisory first and test on a non-production host.

After downgrade

Restart the service, and keep the package held until a fixed release ships.

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Quick answers

How do I fix CVE-2018-17538?

evidence sync: downgrade or apply the listed mitigation. Exact commands for each OS are on this page.

Is CVE-2018-17538 being exploited?

CVE-2018-17538 is not on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list at the time of the last update. Check again, as this can change.

What does CVE-2018-17538 affect?

CVE-2018-17538 affects evidence sync. Severity is critical (CVSS 9.8). Axon (formerly TASER International) Evidence Sync 3.15.89 is vulnerable to process injection. NOTE: the vendor's position is that this CVE is not associated with information that supports any finding of any type of vulnerability

How urgent is CVE-2018-17538?

Priority 65/100. Critical severity; Public exploit reference; Remotely exploitable, no login, no user action

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