# CVE-2018-0580: Privilege escalation in CLIP STUDIO series

> Remote attackers can gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL due to an untrusted search path vulnerability in CLIP STUDIO applications.

- **Severity:** High 7.8 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 May 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j535-frf7-672m

## What is CVE-2018-0580?

CVE-2018-0580 is a high-severity vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc. CLIP STUDIO series, published on 14 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc CLIP STUDIO series (CLIP STUDIO PAINT (for Windows) EX/PRO/DEBUT Ver.1.7.3 and earlier, CLIP STUDIO ACTION (for Windows) Ver.1.5.5 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 12:11:31, and CLIP STUDIO MODELER (for Windows) Ver.1.6.3 and earlier, with its timestamp prior to April 25, 2018, 17:02:49) allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Weakness: CWE-426 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0580?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Celsys Clip Studio Action, Celsys Clip Studio Modeler, Celsys Clip Studio Paint.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-0580?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0580 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-0580 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-0580 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-0580 is a high-severity vulnerability in CELSYS, Inc. CLIP STUDIO series, published on 14 May 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0580 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CELSYS, Inc. CLIP STUDIO series. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0580/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-0580/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-0580
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0580
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-0580

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