{"id":"CVE-2018-10115","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-10115","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T20:48:14.092Z","title":"Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.","description":"Incorrect initialization logic of RAR decoder objects in 7-Zip 18.03 and before can lead to usage of uninitialized memory, allowing remote attackers to cause a denial of service (segmentation fault) or execute arbitrary code via a crafted RAR archive.","published":"2018-05-02T21:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:33:32.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","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-665","CWE-908"],"affected":["7-zip/7-zip"],"epss":{"score":0.04545,"percentile":0.91526,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06738,"percentile":0.93737},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04611,"percentile":0.91261}]},"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 (4.54%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104132","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040832","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/adc65bfa/","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104132","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040832","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://landave.io/2018/05/7-zip-from-uninitialized-memory-to-remote-code-execution/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://sourceforge.net/p/sevenzip/discussion/45797/thread/adc65bfa/","tags":["Issue Tracking"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-10115","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."}