An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956
Published Jun 5, 2018
7.8
HIGHCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.94%
Description
An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.
Affected products
No data.
- 8.2.1956
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.
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 59.64th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.94% (0.00944) | 59.52th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.66th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 14, 2024 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 27.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.06% (0.00063) | 25.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (1)
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1 mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1 | mailing-listx_refsource_FULLDISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory |
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