CVE-2018-17980 EXPLOIT
7.8
HIGH · CVSS 3.0 · EPSS 4.6% (pctl 91)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
Description
NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory, and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could, in general, be on a local filesystem or a network share.).
Scoring
| CVSS | 7.8 (HIGH, v3.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| EPSS | 4.55% — more likely to be exploited than 91% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-426 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2018-10-15 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| nomachine | nomachine |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | NoMachine < 5.3.27 - Remote Code Execution | 2018-10-15 |
References
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/
- https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887
- http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/
- https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887
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