What is CVE-2018-0540?

CVE-2018-0540 is a high-severity vulnerability in K Okada Vix, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.

How severe is CVE-2018-0540?

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

Vulnerability in K Okada Vix

CVE-2018-0540

Untrusted search path vulnerability in ViX version 2.21.148.0 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published 2018-03-22 · 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 (58.5th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 59th percentile — 58.5% 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

K Okada Vix — versions version 2.21.148.0
Vix Project — versions 2.21.148.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN56764650/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0540?: CVE-2018-0540 is a high-severity vulnerability in K Okada Vix, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-22.
How severe is CVE-2018-0540?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.