CVE-2018-0596 json
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Community allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DL…
published 8y ago modified 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1406
- cvss
- 7.8
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 5.4%
- EPSS 5.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 92%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Community allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
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5.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 92% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
Affected products
- Microsoft The installer of Visual Studio Community
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
-
blogs.technet.microsoft.com
/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
vendor-advisory
-
jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.html
third-party-advisory
-
securityfocus.com
/bid/104563
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-0596
- NVD CVE-2018-0596
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