CVE-2018-0619 Privilege escalation in Installer of Glary Utilities
Attackers can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Glary Utilities 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-2018-0619?
CVE-2018-0619 is a high-severity vulnerability in Glarysoft Ltd. Installer of Glary Utilities, published on 26 Jul 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 Glarysoft Glary Utilities (Glary Utilities 5.99 and earlier and Glary Utilities Pro 5.99 and earlier) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
Weakness: CWE-426
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-0619?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Glarysoft Glary Utilities.
How do I fix CVE-2018-0619?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-0619 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-0619 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-0619 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qmm3-wgj2-h975.