7.5

CVE-2018-10959: beyondtrust avecto_defendpoint Untrusted Search Path

CVSS: 7.5v3.0HighModified
Published 17-04-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-10959 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Untrusted Search Path vulnerability in beyondtrust avecto_defendpoint. EPSS estimates a 1.60% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.60%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 17-04-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Avecto Defendpoint 4 prior to 4.4 SR6 and 5 prior to 5.1 SR1 has an Untrusted Search Path vulnerability, exploitable by modifying environment variables to trigger automatic elevation of an attacker's process launch.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.60%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

75%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.60% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
1.60%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Beyondtrust1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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