CVE-2018-6384 Privilege escalation in n/a

High 7.8 Published 31 Jan 2018 Updated 5 Aug 2024

Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by placing a malicious executable in a specific directory due to unquoted search paths.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2018-6384?

CVE-2018-6384 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jan 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in NSClient++ before 0.4.1.73 allows non-privileged local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system via a malicious program.exe executable in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Weakness: CWE-428

Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-6384?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Nsclient Nsclient\+\+.

How do I fix CVE-2018-6384?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-6384 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2018-6384 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-6384 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3xx8-v4vj-2v2m.