CVE-2018-16189

HIGHNVD 7.87.8—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

7.8

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-Extracting Archives created by UNLHA32.DLL prior to Ver 3.00 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVSS v3: 7.8
EG Score: 7.8(medium)
EPSS: 49.0%
KEV: Not listed

Published

February 13, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

vultures@jpcerthttp://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52168232/index.html
vultures@jpcerthttp://micco.mars.jp/vul/2017/mhsvi20170515_01.htm
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN52168232/index.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://micco.mars.jp/vul/2017/mhsvi20170515_01.htm

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-16189?

CVE-2018-16189 is a high vulnerability published on February 13, 2019. Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-Extracting Archives created by UNLHA32.DLL prior to Ver 3.00 allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

When was CVE-2018-16189 disclosed?

CVE-2018-16189 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on February 13, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-16189 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-16189 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 49.0% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-16189?

CVE-2018-16189 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.8 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-16189?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-16189, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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