VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18447
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 2 of 2).
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.21%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.21%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 2 of 2).
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.21% probability · 68th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-502
- Affected
- dotpdn/paint.net
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS 1.2% 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
- https://blog.getpaint.net/2018/10/22/paint-net-4-1-2-is-now-available/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dotpdn.comVendor Advisory
- https://www.getpaint.netProduct, Vendor Advisory
- https://blog.getpaint.net/2018/10/22/paint-net-4-1-2-is-now-available/Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dotpdn.comVendor Advisory
- https://www.getpaint.netProduct, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.