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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-0598 · published 26 June 2018

CVE-2018-0598: Microsoft windows untrusted search path vulnerability

Microsoft · Windows

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

7.8 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 9.8% · top 4.6% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 9.3
9.8%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
6References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72748502/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/ Broken Link
https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2018/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN72748502/index.html Third Party Advisory
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/ Broken Link
https://msrc.microsoft.com/blog/2018/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-0598), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.