Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows
CVE-2018-18333
A DLL hijacking vulnerability in Trend Micro Security 2019 (Consumer) versions below 15.0.0.1163 and below could allow an attacker to manipulate a specific DLL and escalate privileges on vulnerable installations.
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.018 (77.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 78th percentile — 77.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.018 · newest: 0.018 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- esupport.trendmicro.com/en-us/home/pages/technical-support/1121932.aspx (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
- kaganisildak.com/2019/01/17/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirus-cv… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- gaissecurity.com/yazi/discovery-of-dll-hijack-on-trend-micro-antivirusplus-cve-… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-18333?
- CVE-2018-18333 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-02-05.
- How severe is CVE-2018-18333?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-18333 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.