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.
| Vendor | Product | Version(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 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
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.
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 records are not available for this CVE.