HIGH
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory
Published Jun 26, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 5.47%
Description
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Affected products
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- Version unspecifiedStatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Microsoft | The installer of Visual Studio Code | n/a |
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- n/a
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
7.8 HIGH NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Local
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction Required
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
6.8 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact Partial
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
5.47% 0.05475
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.05475
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (34 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 5.47% (0.05475) | 92.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 5.13% (0.05130) | 91.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Nov 14, 2025 | 4.21% (0.04206) | 88.25th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 30, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02136) | 82.64th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 29, 2025 | 4.80% (0.04801) | 82.09th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 25, 2025 | 2.14% (0.02136) | 82.56th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.83% (0.00833) | 72.97th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 17, 2024 | 33.37% (0.33374) | 97.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 10, 2024 | 38.59% (0.38591) | 97.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 21, 2024 | 32.30% (0.32295) | 97.08th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 11, 2024 | 25.75% (0.25755) | 96.75th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 5, 2024 | 21.21% (0.21210) | 96.33th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| May 5, 2024 | 18.70% (0.18703) | 96.20th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 10, 2024 | 16.42% (0.16422) | 95.89th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 11, 2024 | 9.01% (0.09007) | 94.43th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 13, 2024 | 4.66% (0.04657) | 92.29th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 27, 2023 | 1.87% (0.01874) | 87.10th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Dec 8, 2023 | 2.63% (0.02633) | 89.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Nov 17, 2023 | 0.33% (0.00330) | 67.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 26, 2023 | 0.31% (0.00307) | 66.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Aug 13, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 54.40th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jul 25, 2023 | 0.20% (0.00201) | 57.14th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 16, 2023 | 0.18% (0.00180) | 53.61th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.14% (0.00135) | 46.88th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 11.64% (0.11639) | 95.07th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Oct 17, 2022 | 11.64% (0.11639) | 94.91th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| May 9, 2022 | 10.67% (0.10669) | 94.26th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 2, 2022 | 9.66% (0.09663) | 93.75th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 8.82% (0.08820) | 93.42th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 8.82% (0.08820) | 82.86th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.41th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 86.25th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 93.70th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 8.76% (0.08756) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/ x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party Advisory | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/ | x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner jpcert
Published Jun 26, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Nov 27, 2017
Link CVE-2018-0597
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a