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TI-2018-04702 Aliases CVE-2018-6384GHSA-3xx8-v4vj-2v2m

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in NSClient++ before 0.4.1.73 allows…

Priority LOW 35CWE-428Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
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-428.

Summary

Unquoted Windows search path vulnerability in NSClient++ before 0.4.1.73 allows non-privileged local users to execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges on the system via a malicious program.exe executable in the %SYSTEMDRIVE% folder.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00773 55th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:nsclient:nsclient\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 0.4.1.73VulnerableNSClient++
  • cpe:2.3:a:nsclient:nsclient\+\+:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 0.4.1.73 Vulnerable ·NSClient++

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-6384
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3xx8-v4vj-2v2m

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

  • TI-2025-24246 NSClient++ Authenticated Remote Code Execution via ExternalScripts API CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2025-24245 NSClient++ 0.5.2.35 Local Privilege Escalation via ExternalScripts and Web Interface CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.3

Sources

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