{
    "id": "CVE-2018-17980",
    "published": "2018-10-15 19:29:02",
    "last_modified": "2026-06-17 01:46:38",
    "cvss_score": "7.8",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.0",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
    "cwe": "CWE-426",
    "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.).",
    "epss_score": "0.04554",
    "epss_percentile": "0.91328",
    "kev": 0,
    "kev_due": null,
    "has_exploit": 1,
    "updated_at": "2026-10-06 18:17:18",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 2,
        "label": "Patch early",
        "why": "A public exploit exists."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "nomachine",
            "product": "nomachine"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": null,
    "exploits": [
        {
            "source": "exploit-db",
            "ref_id": "45611",
            "title": "NoMachine < 5.3.27 - Remote Code Execution",
            "date": "2018-10-15",
            "url": "https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611"
        }
    ],
    "refs_list": [
        "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"
    ]
}