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CVE-2018-18369

25
FAUCET Score

CVE-2018-18369 describes a DLL Preloading vulnerability affecting Norton Security (Windows client) prior to version 22.16.3 and Symantec Endpoint Protection Small Business Edition (SEP SBE) prior to Cloud Agent 3.00.31.2817. This vulnerability allows an attacker to execute malicious code by providing a specially crafted DLL that the affected software loads instead of a legitimate one. With a CVSS score of 7.8 (High), the vulnerability has a local attack vector, low attack complexity, and requires user interaction, but can lead to high impacts on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
nis-22.15.2.22CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:nis-22.15.2.22:*:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
sep-12.1.7484.7002CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection:sep-12.1.7484.7002:*:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
< 22.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_cloud:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
< 3.00.31.2817CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:endpoint_protection_cloud_agent:*:*:*:*:small_business:*:*:*
< 22.16.3CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:symantec:norton_security:*:*:*:*:*:windows:*:*

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
2.38%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
82.1%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0238 is in the 82nd percentile among its peer group of 11,621 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

support.symantec.com / en_US/article.SYMSA1479.html
Vendor Advisory
securityfocus.com / bid/107997
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry