CVE-2018-6766
HIGHSwisscom Tvmediahelper - Uncontrolled Search Path
Title source: ruleDescription
Swisscom TVMediaHelper 1.1.0.50 contains a vulnerability that could allow an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the targeted system. This vulnerability exists due to the way .dll files are loaded. It allows an attacker to load a .dll of the attacker's choosing that could execute arbitrary code without the user's knowledge. The specific flaw exists within the handling of several DLLs (dwmapi.dll, PROPSYS.dll, cscapi.dll, SAMLIB.dll, netbios.dll, winhttp.dll, security.dll, ntmarta.dll, WindowsCodecs.dll, apphelp.dll) loaded by the SwisscomTVMediaHelper.exe process.
Scores
CVSS v3
7.8
EPSS
0.0021
EPSS Percentile
43.8%
Attack Vector
LOCAL
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Classification
CWE
CWE-427
Status
published
Affected Products (1)
swisscom/tvmediahelper
Timeline
Published
Mar 27, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026