IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error related to multiple untrusted sea…

published 2018-03-14 8y ago modified 2026-06-17 4mo ago also EUVD-2018-12016

cvss: 7.8; version 3.0, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 2.2%; EPSS 2.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 83%
public exploits: 0; none known

IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 could allow an attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by an error related to multiple untrusted search path. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability to DLL hijacking to execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 139565.

Patch / fix

links 1

ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014201 advisory

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Exploit prediction

2.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/A:H/AC:L/AV:L/C:H/I:H/PR:N/S:U/UI:R
CNA	3.0	7.8	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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

IBM Notes

Classification

Weakness

CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path

References

ibm.com /support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014201
patch, vendor-advisory
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com /vulnerabilities/139565
vdb-entry, vendor-advisory
securityfocus.com /bid/103401
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
securitytracker.com /id/1040563
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2018-1437
NVD CVE-2018-1437

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