What is CVE-2018-0544?

CVE-2018-0544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woodybells Winshot, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.

How severe is CVE-2018-0544?

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

Vulnerability in Woodybells Winshot

CVE-2018-0544

Untrusted search path vulnerability in WinShot 1.53a and earlier (Installer) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Published 2018-03-09 · 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: 0.010 (62.7th percentile), scored 2026-10-02.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 62.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Woodybells Winshot — versions 1.53a and earlier (Installer)

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

woodybells.com/winshot.html (Vendor Advisory)
jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN01837169/index.html (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0544?: CVE-2018-0544 is a high-severity vulnerability in Woodybells Winshot, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-09.
How severe is CVE-2018-0544?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.