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CVE-2018-17612

28
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-17612 describes a critical vulnerability in Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 where it installs a self-signed root CA certificate and its private key, allowing remote attackers to spoof websites or software. This vulnerability is rated High (CVSS 7.5) due to its network-based attack vector and low complexity, enabling high integrity impact even after the software is uninstalled. While there is no evidence of active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered some community discussion and media coverage, highlighting the potential for significant security risks.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
7.3.4903CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:sennheiser:headsetup:7.3.4903:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range not provided by sourceCPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1607CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1607:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1703CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1703:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
1709CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_10:1709:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.0

7.5HIGH

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
NONE
Exploitability Score
3.9
Impact Score
3.6
CvssVersion
3.0

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
6.73%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
93.3%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-28
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0673 is in the 89th percentile among its peer group of 51,553 CVEs.

Social Chatter

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.1 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.4 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

microsoftpatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

portal.msrc.microsoft.com / en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180029
PatchVendor Advisory
secorvo.de / publikationen/headsetup-vulnerability-report-secorvo-2018.pdf
ExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/106045
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry