How severe is CVE-2018-0598?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Self-Extracting Archive Files Created By Iexpress Bundled With Windows

CVE-2018-0598

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.

EPSS: 0.090 (94.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Self-extracting Archive Files Created By Iexpress Bundled With Windows — versions unspecified
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Broken Link)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-0598?: CVE-2018-0598 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Self-Extracting Archive Files Created By Iexpress Bundled With Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-0598?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.