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CVE-2018-7884

HIGH · CVSS 7.8 EPSS 0.94%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-05 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.8. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-7884
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
7.8
EPSS
0.94%

Original NVD Description

An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.