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TI-2018-12800 Aliases CVE-2018-17980GHSA-pvq8-5g9r-pf72

NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a…

Priority MEDIUM 41CWE-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 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-426.

Summary

NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory, and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could, in general, be on a local filesystem or a network share.).

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.04554 91st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 3 exploit referencesTagged by the CNA and 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:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 5.3.27; 6.0.0 to before 6.3.6VulnerableNoMachine
  • cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 5.3.27; 6.0.0 to before 6.3.6 Vulnerable ·NoMachine

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17980
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-pvq8-5g9r-pf72

References

Exploit 3

Advisory 1

  • TI-2023-20294 An arbitrary file overwrite vulnerability in NoMachine Free Edition and Enterprise Client… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2018-00619 Improper input validation in NoMachine App for Android CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-09455 An unspecified server utility in NoMachine before 5.3.10 on Mac OS X and Linux allows… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2018-05073 An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2025-07885 Uncontrolled search path in NoMachine CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2024-06718 Uncontrolled search path in NoMachine CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
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Sources

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