CVE-2018-10959 json
Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, exploitable by modifying environme…
published 2019-04-17 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2018-3010
- cvss
- 7.5
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.6%
- EPSS 1.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 75%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, exploitable by modifying environment variables to trigger automatic elevation of an attacker's process launch.
Patch / fix
- beyondtrust avecto_defendpoint 4.4.267.0, 5.1.149.0
Exploit prediction
1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 7.5 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 5.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-426 Untrusted Search Path
References
- hackandpwn.com /cve-2018-10959/
- hackandpwn.com /assets/2019-04-17-cve-2018-10959/Defendpoint_Windows_Client_Release_Notes_4.4.267.0_SR6.pdf
- hackandpwn.com /assets/2019-04-17-cve-2018-10959/Defendpoint_Windows_Client_Release_Notes_5.1.149.0_SR1.pdf
- beyondtrust.com /docs/release-notes/privilege-management/windows-and-mac/windows/pm-windows-4-4-sr6.pdf
- beyondtrust.com /docs/release-notes/privilege-management/windows-and-mac/windows/pm-windows-5-1.pdf
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2018-10959
- NVD CVE-2018-10959
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