What is CVE-2018-16545?

CVE-2018-16545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kzsoftware Asset Manager, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.

How severe is CVE-2018-16545?

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

Vulnerability in Kzsoftware Asset Manager

CVE-2018-16545

Kaizen Asset Manager (Enterprise Edition) and Training Manager (Enterprise Edition) allow a remote attacker to achieve arbitrary code execution via file impersonation. For example, a malicious dynamic-link library (dll) assumed the identity of a temporary (tmp) file (isxdl.dll) and an executable file assumed the identity of a temporary file (996E.temp).

EPSS: 0.017 (74.8th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-16545?: CVE-2018-16545 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kzsoftware Asset Manager, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2018-16545?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.