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CVE-2018-1435

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-1435 describes a DLL hijacking vulnerability in IBM Notes versions 8.5 and 9.0. This allows a remote attacker to achieve code execution by tricking a user into double-clicking a malicious executable in an attacker-controlled directory. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH), the attack requires user interaction but can lead to high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules or significant community discussion surrounding this vulnerability.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
8.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.0.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.1.5CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
8.5.2CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:ibm:notes:8.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.8HIGH

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
LOCAL
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.8
Impact Score
5.9
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
2.51%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
83.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-25
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0251 is in the 83rd percentile among its peer group of 11,615 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Remediation records are not available for this CVE.

References

exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com / vulnerabilities/139563
VDB EntryVendor Advisory
ibm.com / support/docview.wss
PatchVendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/103404
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
securitytracker.com / id/1040563
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry