CVE-2018-0516 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the FLET'S v4 / v6 address selection tool, allowing an attacker to achieve privilege escalation. By placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, an attacker can trick the legitimate application into loading it. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a significant risk with local attack vector, low attack complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While no active exploitation, public exploits, or significant community discussion have been observed, organizations using the affected FLET'S tool should still address this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flets:address_selection_tool:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
6.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:flets:address_selection_tool:6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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