What is CVE-2018-0517?

CVE-2018-0517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kddi Anshin Net Security, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.

How severe is CVE-2018-0517?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Kddi Anshin Net Security

CVE-2018-0517

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Anshin net security for Windows Version 16.0.1.44 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published 2018-02-08 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.4th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Kddi Anshin Net Security
Kddi Corporation Anshin Net Security For Windows — versions Version 16.0.1.44 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN70615027/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0517?: CVE-2018-0517 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kddi Anshin Net Security, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-02-08.
How severe is CVE-2018-0517?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.