Vulnerability in Microsoft The Installer Of Visual C++ Redistributable
CVE-2018-0599
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual C++ Redistributable allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
EPSS: 0.046 (90.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Microsoft The Installer Of Visual C++ Redistributable — versions unspecified
- Microsoft Windows
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- vultures@jpcert.or.jp (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-0599?
- CVE-2018-0599 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft The Installer Of Visual C++ Redistributable, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2018-0599?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.