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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-12589 · published 28 June 2018

CVE-2018-12589: Polarisoffice polaris office 2017 untrusted search path vulnerability

Polarisoffice · Polaris Office 2017

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

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 20% · top 2.6% CWE-426 · Untrusted search path
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 6.8
20%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
4References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

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

CVSS:3.0/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://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148312/Polaris-Office-2017-8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44985/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/148312/Polaris-Office-2017-8.1-Remote-Code-Execution.html ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44985/ ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-12589), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.