CVE-2018-5410
Dokan, versions between 1.0.0.5000 and 1.2.0.1000, are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the dokan1.sys driver.
Does this matter?
A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB (verified) and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 1.6%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use.
Description
Dokan, versions between 1.0.0.5000 and 1.2.0.1000, are vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow in the dokan1.sys driver. An attacker can create a device handle to the system driver and send arbitrary input that will trigger the vulnerability. This vulnerability was introduced in the 1.0.0.5000 version update.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 1.59% probability · 76th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · verified · first 14 January 2019
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Affected
- dokan-dev/dokany
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 1.6% 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.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106274Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/tag/v1.2.1.1000Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/741315/Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46155/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106274Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/121.htmlThird Party Advisory
- https://github.com/dokan-dev/dokany/releases/tag/v1.2.1.1000Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/741315/Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46155/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.