CVE-2018-1435
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.47%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
IBM Notes 8.5 and 9.0 is vulnerable to a DLL hijacking attack. A remote attacker could trick a user to double click a malicious executable in an attacker-controlled directory, which could result in code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 139563.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.47% probability · 84th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- ibm/notes
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
EPSS 2.5% since 27 October 2026; no change recorded yet. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
References
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014198Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139563VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg22014198Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/103404Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040563Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/139563VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.