How to verify CVE-2018-10916

Confirm whether your systems are actually affected — run the exact detection check below (Nuclei command or OpenVAS NVT). Detection only; it does not exploit.

Verify with OpenVAS

Greenbone/OpenVAS ships 20 NVT checks for CVE-2018-10916. 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.

Confirm the NVT is in your feed (GMP)

gvm-cli socket --xml "<get_nvts nvt_oid='1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.160892' details='1'/>"

NVT OIDs (20)

1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.160892since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.843746since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852352since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.852371since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.910496since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.11.2020.1045since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2018.3731.1since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.12.2018.3731.2since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.13.2018.214.01since 2026-06-25
1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.1.18.1.2024.10915.1since 2026-06-25

+ 10 more NVTs

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