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CVE-2018-0597

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a T

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual Studio Code allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.04844
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  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules7 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-426Untrusted Search Path
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Affected Products & Versions

1
microsoft visual studio codeall versions
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Sigma Hunt Rules

7
Exact rules name this CVE ID. Product rules name an affected product in their title. Related rules cover techniques used by actors who exploited this CVE. Showing the most relevant matches; the complete related set is on the full drill-down.
producthighRenamed Visual Studio Code Tunnel Execution
productmediumNetwork Connection Initiated To Visual Studio Code Tunnels Domain
productmediumVisual Studio Code Tunnel Remote File Creation
productmediumDNS Query To Visual Studio Code Tunnels Domain
productmediumVisual Studio Code Tunnel Execution
productmediumVisual Studio Code Tunnel Shell Execution
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Scoring & Timeline

7.8
HIGH · CVSS v3.0 · vultures@jpcert.or.jp
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD26 Jun 2018 · 02:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN91151862/index.htmlThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104563Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/Vendor Advisory
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