CVE-2018-6546
plays_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, executes code at a user-defined (local or SMB) path as SYSTEM when the execute_installer parameter is used in an…
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 17.2%, higher than 97% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
plays_service.exe in the plays.tv service before 1.27.7.0, as distributed in AMD driver-installation packages and Gaming Evolved products, executes code at a user-defined (local or SMB) path as SYSTEM when the execute_installer parameter is used in an HTTP message. This occurs without properly authenticating the user.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.17% probability · 97th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 15 April 2018
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-287
- Affected
- plays.tv/plays.tv
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
EPSS moved from 10.5% on 21 September 2026 to 17.2% on 27 October 2026. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”.
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
- https://github.com/securifera/CVE-2018-6546-Exploit/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44476/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2018-6546/Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/securifera/CVE-2018-6546-Exploit/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44476/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.securifera.com/advisories/CVE-2018-6546/Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.