CVE-2018-0599

7.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Microsoft
Status
The Installer Of Visual C++ Redistributable
Vendor
CVE Published:
26 June 2018

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual C++ Redistributable allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Affected Version(s)

The installer of Visual C++ Redistributable = unspecified

References

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triagi...
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http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN81196185/index.html
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EPSS Score

2% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Collectors

NVD DatabaseMitre Database
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