CVE-2018-9859 json
The path of Whale update service was unquoted in NAVER Whale before 1.0.40.7.
published 2018-06-15 8 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-21452
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.9%
- EPSS 0.9% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 60%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
The path of Whale update service was unquoted in NAVER Whale before 1.0.40.7. This vulnerability can be used for persistent privilege escalation if it's available to create an executable file with System privilege by other vulnerable applications.
Patch / fix
- navercorp whale 1.0.40.7
Exploit prediction
0.92% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.1 | AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
References
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cve.naver.com
/detail/cve-2018-9859.html
vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-9859
- NVD CVE-2018-9859
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