CVE-2018-1888
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.24%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
- 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
- 1.24% probability · 69th percentile
- Public exploits
- None in Exploit-DB
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Affected
- ibm/i access
- Source
- psirt@us.ibm.com
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
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106455Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152079VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10740233Patch, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106455Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/152079VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=ibm10740233Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.