TI-2018-00556 Aliases CVE-2018-0599 GHSA-9j3g-hqcp-qg7g

Untrusted search path in Microsoft The installer of Visual C++ Redistributable

MEDIUM 42CWE-426Published 2018-06-26 · Updated 2024-08-05

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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

Untrusted search path vulnerability in the installer of Visual C++ Redistributable allows an attacker to gain privileges via a Trojan horse DLL in an unspecified directory.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.05025 92nd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
Microsoft	The installer of Visual C++ Redistributable	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

The installer of Visual C++ Redistributable VendorMicrosoft Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:::::::*	not specified by NVD	Vulnerable	Microsoft

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

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-0599
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9j3g-hqcp-qg7g

References

Patch 1

https://blogs.technet.microsoft.com/srd/2018/04/04/triaging-a-dll-planting-vulnerability/

Advisory 1

JVN#81196185

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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