How to verify CVE-2018-11784
Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.
How to verify this vulnerability
Scanner data tells you how to confirm whether your systems are actually affected — not just that the CVE exists. Run a Nuclei template against your target for a yes/no answer in seconds.
nuclei -id CVE-2018-11784 -u https://your-target -rl 50 -timeout 10Runs against your own host. Don't have Nuclei? Install guide ↗
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Find every CVE you can verify
Search the whole database by Nuclei coverage — filter by vendor, severity and KEV to build a verification list for your entire stack.
- Filter all CVEs that ship a Nuclei template
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- Build a scan list across your stack
This template is on GitHub already — an account lets you search and filter every CVE that has one, not just this CVE.
Verify with OpenVAS
Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 45 NVT checks for CVE-2018-11784. OpenVAS detects this CVE by NVT OID — enable the NVT in your scan config, or confirm it is in your feed with the query below.
gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108585' details='1'/>"1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.108585since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.141568since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.141569since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.141990since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.142105since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.142535since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.170108since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.704596since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843656since 2026-06-251.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.851962since 2026-06-25
+ 35 more NVTs