CVE-2018-0598

HIGHNVD 7.8

7.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: —
EPSS: 93.5%
KEV: Not listed

Published

June 26, 2018

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (6)

vultures@jpcerthttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72748502/index.html
vultures@jpcerthttps://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
vultures@jpcerthttps://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2018/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72748502/index.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2018/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

Data Freshness Timeline

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Every time one of our enrichment pipelines (NVD, MITRE cvelistV5, EPSS, CISA KEV, GHSA, OSV, vendor advisories) ran against this CVE. Most recent first.

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-0598?

CVE-2018-0598 is a high vulnerability published on June 26, 2018. Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

When was CVE-2018-0598 disclosed?

CVE-2018-0598 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on June 26, 2018, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-0598 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-0598 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 93.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-0598?

CVE-2018-0598 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-0598?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-0598, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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CVE-2018-0598

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