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CVE-2018-9859

HIGH · CVSS 8.1 EPSS 0.92%

Source: NVD + CISA KEV + EPSS (historical backfill) · Published 2018-06-16 · Last synced 2026-08-04

CyberRota Analysis

This is a high severity vulnerability with a CVSS score of 8.1. See the original NVD description below for full technical details.

CVE
CVE-2018-9859
Severity
HIGH
CVSS
8.1
EPSS
0.92%

Original NVD Description

The path of Whale update service was unquoted in NAVER Whale before 1.0.40.7. This vulnerability can be used for persistent privilege escalation if it's available to create an executable file with System privilege by other vulnerable applications.

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