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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-6947 · published 28 February 2018

CVE-2018-6947: Nomachine vulnerability

Nomachine · Nomachine

An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8 and 10.

7.8 CVSS 3.0 High EPSS 3.1% · top 12.8% CWE-665 · CWE-665
7.8CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 7.2
3.1%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
4Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8 and 10.

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected products

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

References

LinkTags
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44167/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44168/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/nomachine-road-code-execution-without-fuzzing-cve-2018-6947/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00194 Vendor Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00195 Vendor Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/TR02P08408 Vendor Advisory
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44167/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44168/ Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.fidusinfosec.com/nomachine-road-code-execution-without-fuzzing-cve-2018-6947/ Third Party Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00194 Vendor Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00195 Vendor Advisory
https://www.nomachine.com/TR02P08408 Vendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-6947), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-28). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.