{"id":"CVE-2018-0649","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-0649","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:12:14.084Z","title":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs (ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, DESlock+ Pro, and CompuSec (all programs except…","description":"Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installers of multiple Canon IT Solutions Inc. software programs (ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus, DESlock+ Pro, and CompuSec (all programs except packaged ones)) allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.","published":"2018-09-07T14:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:31:23.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-426"],"affected":["eset/compusec","eset/deslock\\+ pro","eset/internet security","eset/nod32 antivirus","eset/smart security","eset/smart security premium"],"epss":{"score":0.01134,"percentile":0.66305,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.13%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN41452671/index.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"https://eset-support.canon-its.jp/faq/show/10720?site_domain=default","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"vultures@jpcert.or.jp"},{"url":"http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN41452671/index.html","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://eset-support.canon-its.jp/faq/show/10720?site_domain=default","tags":["Mitigation","Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-0649","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}