Vulnerability Intelligence Report
CVE-2018-20211
ExifTool 8.32 allows local users to gain privileges by creating a %TEMP%\par-%username%\cache-exiftool-8.32 folder with a victim's username, and then copying a Trojan horse ws32_32.dll file into this new folder, aka DLL Hijacking. NOTE: 8.32 is an obsolete version from 2010 (9.x was released starting in 2012, and 10.x was released starting in 2015).
No Active Exploit Signals
CVSS Base Score
7.8
HIGH
EPSS Probability:1.38%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| exiftool_project | exiftool | 8.32 |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
EPSS Score
1.378%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | MITRE Corporation · N/A · USA |
| Reserved | 2018-12-18T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-01-02T18:00:00 |
| Patch Date | 2018-12-21 |
| Last Updated | 2024-08-05T11:58:18 |
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