# CVE-2018-6306: Code injection in Kaspersky Password Manager

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

- **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:** 19 Apr 2018
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-785f-2q79-jj28

## 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 (Untrusted Search Path)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6306?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2018-6306 being exploited?

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

## Other vulnerabilities in Kaspersky Password Manager

- [CVE-2021-35052](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-35052/): Privilege escalation in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-27020](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-27020/): Weak cryptography in Kaspersky Password Manager for Windows, Kaspersky Password Manager for Android, Kaspersky Password Manager for iOS (high 7.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-6306 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected product: Kaspersky Password Manager. 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-2018-6306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-6306/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-6306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-6306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-6306

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