CVE-2018-0593 Privilege escalation in The installer of Microsoft OneDrive
An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the OneDrive installer.
- 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
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-0593?
CVE-2018-0593 is a high-severity vulnerability in The installer of Microsoft OneDrive, published on 26 Jun 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 the installer of Microsoft OneDrive allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0593?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Microsoft Onedrive.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0593?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0593 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0593 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0593 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in The installer of Microsoft OneDrive
- CVE-2020-0654 Security feature bypass in One Drive for Android
- CVE-2023-24930 Microsoft OneDrive for MacOS Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
- CVE-2020-1465 Privilege escalation in OneDrive for Windows
- CVE-2018-0592 Privilege escalation in Microsoft OneDrive
- CVE-2020-16851 OneDrive for Windows Elevation of Privilege Vulnerability
Sources
Also known as GHSA-wc29-wrhx-vppg.