diff --git a/cves/CVE-2018-16763.yaml b/cves/CVE-2018-16763.yaml
index 0724f177cb..7cc4a91d3a 100644
--- a/cves/CVE-2018-16763.yaml
+++ b/cves/CVE-2018-16763.yaml
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ requests:
       - type: status
         status:
           - 200
-      - type: word
-        words:
-          - "root:"
+      - type: regex
+        regex:
+          - "root:[x*]:0:0:"