CVE-2018-0561

CVE-2018-0561 describes an untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer for PhishWall Client Internet Explorer edition versions 3.7.15 and earlier. An attacker can exploit this by placing a malicious DLL in an unspecified directory, leading to privilege escalation. This vulnerability carries a high CVSS score of 7.8, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring user interaction, but potentially resulting in high impact to confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.