Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc.

published 2018-09-07 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-1459

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, NVD
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 1.1%; EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 66%
public exploits: 0; none known

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs (ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, DESlock+ Pro, and CompuSec (all programs except packaged ones)) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

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Exploit prediction

1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 66% 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	9.3	AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Affected products

Canon IT Solutions Inc. The installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs

Classification

Weakness

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References

eset-support.canon-its.jp /faq/show/10720?site_domain=default
mitigation, vendor-advisory
jvn.jp /en/jp/JVN41452671/index.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-0649
NVD CVE-2018-0649

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