CVE-2018-6306 Code injection in Kaspersky Password Manager

High 7.8 Published 19 Apr 2018 Updated 17 Sep 2024

Attackers can execute arbitrary code via DLL hijacking in Kaspersky Password Manager, requiring an upgrade to secure the application.

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-2018-6306?

CVE-2018-6306 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Kaspersky Password Manager, published on 19 Apr 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

Unauthorized code execution from specific DLL and is known as DLL Hijacking attack in Kaspersky Password Manager versions before 8.0.6.538.

Weakness: CWE-426

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6306?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Kaspersky Password Manager.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.

Is CVE-2018-6306 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6306 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-785f-2q79-jj28.