What is CVE-2020-9418?

CVE-2020-9418 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.

How severe is CVE-2020-9418?

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

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2020-9418

An untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of PDFescape Desktop version 4.0.22 and earlier allows an attacker to gain privileges and execute code via DLL hijacking.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.4th 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 Windows
Redsoftware Pdfescape
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-9418?: CVE-2020-9418 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2020-03-05.
How severe is CVE-2020-9418?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.