{"answers":{"affected":"It affects 1 product.","exploited":"There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16177 in the wild and no public exploit code.","fix":"No fix has been published for CVE-2018-16177 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.","what":"CVE-2018-16177 is a high-severity vulnerability in NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link."},"fix_prompt":"Check this codebase for CVE-2018-16177 and fix it if it is affected.\n\nWhat it is: CVE-2018-16177 is a high-severity vulnerability in NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool, published on 9 Jan 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.\nExploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-16177 in the wild and no public exploit code.\n\nAffected product: NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.\n\nTask:\n1. 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.\n2. 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.\n3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.\n4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.\n5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.\n\nReference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16177/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16177/index.md)","id":"CVE-2018-16177","markdown":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16177/index.md","name":"CVE-2018-16177","record":{"aliases":["GHSA-rv69-975f-qp5x"],"analysis":{"component_type":"desktop_application","fix_type":"patch","impacts":["privilege_escalation","code_execution"],"network_reachable":"adjacent_or_local","non_default_config":false,"product_category":"Security Measures tool","requires_auth":"none","summary":"An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Security Measures tool installer.","user_interaction":"required","vuln_class":"privilege_escalation"},"analysis_generated_by":"qwen3.8-flash-next","assigner":"jpcert","cpe":[{"product":"fall_creators_update","vendor":"ntt-west"}],"cvss":{"score":7.8,"severity":"high","source":"nvd","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","version":"3.1"},"cwes":[{"id":"CWE-427","name":"Uncontrolled Search Path Element"}],"description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in The installer of Windows 10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.","ecosystems":[],"exploits":{"exploitdb":0,"first_seen":null,"github_poc":0,"max_poc_stars":null,"metasploit":0,"nuclei":0,"refs":[],"tier":"none_known"},"has_fix":null,"headline":"Privilege escalation in The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool","id":"CVE-2018-16177","indexable":true,"kev":null,"kind":"cve","links":{"ecosystem":null,"product":null,"products":[],"type":"privilege_escalation","year":"2018"},"n_packages":0,"n_references":2,"next":{"headline":"Auth bypass in Cybozu Garoon","id":"CVE-2018-16178"},"packages":[],"prev":{"headline":"Privilege escalation in Installer of Mapping Tool","id":"CVE-2018-16176"},"products":["The installer of Windows10 Fall Creators Update Modify module for Security Measures tool"],"published":"2019-01-09","related":[],"sources":[{"class":"attribution","licence":"CVE Terms of Use (MITRE)","name":"CVE List","prefix":"CVE"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"US public information, NVD API terms","name":"NVD"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"CWE Terms of Use","name":"CWE (MITRE)"},{"class":"attribution","licence":"FIRST CVSS licence","name":"CVSS (FIRST)"}],"ssvc":{"automatable":null,"exploitation":null,"technical_impact":null},"state":"PUBLISHED","updated":"2024-08-05","vendors":["NIPPON TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE WEST CORPORATION"]},"summary":"An attacker can gain privileges by placing a malicious DLL in a directory searched by the Security Measures tool installer.","url":"https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16177/"}