CVE-2018-1437

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: March 14, 2018 at 12:00 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:51 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNotes

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (4)

VDB Entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103401
VDB Entryx_refsource_SECTRACKThird Party Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040563

CVSS

7.8HIGHibm
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-426

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