CVE-2018-12589

HIGH

Polaris Office 2017 8.1 - Remote Code Execution via Trojan Horse DLL in Current Working Directory

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Exploitation Summary

EIP tracks 1 public exploit for CVE-2018-12589. PoCs published by hyp3rlinx.

AI-analyzed exploit summary This exploit leverages a DLL hijacking vulnerability in PolarisOffice 2017 v8, where a malicious 'puiframeworkproresenu.dll' placed in the same directory as a document (e.g., PDF, PPTX) will execute arbitrary code when the document is opened. The PoC includes a simple DLL that displays a message box upon execution.

Description

Polaris Office 2017 8.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via a Trojan horse puiframeworkproresenu.dll file in the current working directory.

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC
by hyp3rlinx · cremotewindows
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44985

This exploit leverages a DLL hijacking vulnerability in PolarisOffice 2017 v8, where a malicious 'puiframeworkproresenu.dll' placed in the same directory as a document (e.g., PDF, PPTX) will execute arbitrary code when the document is opened. The PoC includes a simple DLL that displays a message box upon execution.

Classification
Working Poc 100%
Attack Type
Rce
Complexity
Trivial
Reliability
Reliable
Target: PolarisOffice 2017 v8
No auth needed
Prerequisites: Ability to place a malicious DLL and a document in the same directory accessible to the victim · Victim must open the document with PolarisOffice 2017 v8
MITRE ATT&CK
devstral-2 · analyzed Feb 16, 2026 Full analysis →

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry exploit x_refsource_exploit-db
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44985/

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8
EPSS 0.0244
EPSS Percentile 85.6%
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)
polarisoffice/polaris_office_2017 8.1
Published Jun 28, 2018
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026