CVE-2018-17980

HIGH

Nomachine < 5.3.27 - Untrusted Search Path

Title source: rule

Description

NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory, and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could, in general, be on a local filesystem or a network share.).

Exploits (1)

exploitdb WORKING POC

by hyp3rlinx · cremotewindows

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611

View Code ZIP pw:eip

References (4)

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory] http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html

[Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry] https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887

Scores

CVSS v3 7.8

EPSS 0.0367

EPSS Percentile 87.9%

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)

nomachine/nomachine < 5.3.27

Published Oct 15, 2018

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026