CVE-2018-0596
HIGHVisual Studio Community - Untrusted Search Path via Trojan Horse DLL
Title source: llmDescription
Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Community allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
x_refsource_jvn
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.html
Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry vdb-entry
x_refsource_bid
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0513
EPSS Percentile
91.3%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-426
Status
published
Products (1)
microsoft/visual_studio_community
Published
Jun 26, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026