# CVE-2018-14812: Other in Energy Savings Estimator

> Attackers can execute arbitrary code with application privileges via DLL hijacking in Fuji Electric Energy Savings Estimator.

- **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:** 24 Oct 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4899-pvv3-2fpm

## What is CVE-2018-14812?

CVE-2018-14812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fuji Electric Energy Savings Estimator, published on 24 Oct 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

An uncontrolled search path element (DLL Hijacking) vulnerability has been identified in Fuji Electric Energy Savings Estimator versions V.1.0.2.0 and prior. Exploitation of this vulnerability could give an attacker access to the system with the same level of privilege as the application that utilizes the malicious DLL.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14812?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fujielectric Energy Savings Estimator.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14812?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14812 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14812 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14812 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14812 is a high-severity vulnerability in Fuji Electric Energy Savings Estimator, published on 24 Oct 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-2018-14812 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fuji Electric Energy Savings Estimator. 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-2018-14812/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14812/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14812
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14812
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14812

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