{"id":"CVE-2018-17980","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2018-17980","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T21:26:50.434Z","title":"NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working…","description":"NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory, and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could, in general, be on a local filesystem or a network share.).","published":"2018-10-15T19:29:02.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:46:38.000Z","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-426"],"affected":["nomachine/nomachine"],"epss":{"score":0.04554,"percentile":0.91543,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[{"date":"2026-09-21","score":0.06093,"percentile":0.93176},{"date":"2026-09-22","score":0.04554,"percentile":0.91169}]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-10-15","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":45611,"kind":"exploit","title":"NoMachine < 5.3.27 - Remote Code Execution","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/windows/remote/45611.c","file":"exploits/windows/remote/45611.c","published":"2018-10-15","added":"2018-10-15","updated":"2018-10-15","author":"hyp3rlinx","type":"remote","platform":"windows","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2018-17980"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 4.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txt","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.html","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/","tags":["Exploit","Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17980","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."}