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CVE-2018-17980

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 4.55% Public Exploit

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-10-15 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. Public exploit code or proof-of-concept references have been detected in its references.

Public Exploit Signal

A public exploit, PoC, GitHub repository or Metasploit reference was detected for this CVE.

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CVE
CVE-2018-17980
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
4.55%

Original NVD Description

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.).

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