What is CVE-2018-6766?

CVE-2018-6766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swisscom Tvmediahelper, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2018-6766?

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

Vulnerability in Swisscom Tvmediahelper

CVE-2018-6766

Swisscom TVMediaHelper 1.1.0.50 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code without the user's knowledge. The specific flaw exists within the handling of several DLLs (dwmapi.dll, PROPSYS.dll, cscapi.dll, SAMLIB.dll, netbios.dll, winhttp.dll, security.dll, ntmarta.dll, WindowsCodecs.dll, apphelp.dll) loaded by the SwisscomTVMediaHelper.exe process.

EPSS: 0.007 (50.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Swisscom Tvmediahelper — versions 1.1.0.50
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-6766?: CVE-2018-6766 is a high-severity vulnerability in Swisscom Tvmediahelper, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2018-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2018-6766?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.