Is CVE-2018-20211 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20211 has no public evidence of in-the-wild exploitation as of 2024-11-21.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-20211?

CVE-2018-20211 has a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH severity). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

How do I patch CVE-2018-20211?

Patch guidance is available from exiftool project security advisories. CVEDatabase generates AI-assisted remediation guidance on demand for CVE-2018-20211.

Which products are affected by CVE-2018-20211?

1 product: exiftool project exiftool.

Fix CVE-2018-20211 - HIGH exiftool project exiftool

Description

ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).

CVSS Metrics

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector: local
Complexity: low
Privileges: none
User Action: required
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Weaknesses: CWE-427

Metadata

Primary Vendor: EXIFTOOL_PROJECT
Published: 1/2/2019
Last Modified: 11/21/2024
Source: NIST NVD
Note: Verify all details with official vendor sources before applying patches.

CVE-2018-20211

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