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TI-2018-00555 Aliases CVE-2018-0598GHSA-jhwf-h9cq-p33q

Untrusted search path in Microsoft Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress…

Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-426Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.09887 95th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
MicrosoftSelf-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windowsall versions—No fix listedCNA
  • Self-extracting archive files created by IExpress bundled with Microsoft Windows VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableMicrosoft
  • cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·Microsoft

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0598
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jhwf-h9cq-p33q

References

Advisory 1

Other 2

  • TI-2008-03872 Microsoft Windows 2000 Gold through SP4, XP Gold through SP3, Server 2003 SP1 and SP2… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2007-05142 Integer overflow in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2015-03941 Directory traversal vulnerability in the routing component in ownCloud Server before… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2015-02708 Adobe Reader and Acrobat 10.x before 10.1.14 and 11.x before 11.0.11 on Windows and OS X… CVSS 2.0HIGH 10.0
  • TI-2008-02884 gdiplus.dll in GDI+ in Microsoft Internet Explorer 6 SP1, Windows XP SP2 and SP3, Server… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
  • TI-2010-03000 Untrusted search path vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Progman Group Converter… CVSS 2.0HIGH 9.3
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Sources

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