01 Record
CVE-2018-1888
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory,
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: ibm
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
02 Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory,
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- 1.24% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 69.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2019-01-04 15:00Z7 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2024-09-16 23:45Z2 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2017-12-13
- Assigning CNA
- ibm
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.3)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O
- Weaknesses
- CWE-426Untrusted Search PathBase
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- 1be6e125bc6549119afeb644b76d79e8f11e79bb6125d7d80a7e93e40fe7c9d1
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- www.securityfocus.com106455http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106455
- www.ibm.comhttps://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10740233
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.comibm-i-cve20181888-code-exec(152079)https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152079