CVE-2018-17612: microsoft windows_10 Improper Certificate Validation
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-17612 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Certificate Validation vulnerability in microsoft windows_10. EPSS estimates a 6.73% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 93.8% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 09-11-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 places Certification Authority (CA) certificates into the Trusted Root CA store of the local system, and publishes the private key in the SennComCCKey.pem file within the public software distribution, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites or software publishers for several years, even if the HeadSetup product is uninstalled. NOTE: a vulnerability-assessment approach must check all Windows systems for CA certificates with a CN of 127.0.0.1 or SennComRootCA, and determine whether those certificates are unwanted.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
6.73%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
94%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 6.73% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (secorvo.de)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Microsoft8 products
- windows_10na | 1607 | 1703 | 1709 | 1803 | 1809
- windows_7na
- windows_8.1na
- windows_rt_8.1na
- windows_server_2008na | r2:sp1
Sennheiser1 product
- headsetup7.3.4903
2 vendors · 9 products
References
3 links
portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180029X Refsource MISCPatchVendor Advisory- www.secorvo.de/publikationen/headsetup-vulnerability-report-secorvo-2018.pdfX Refsource MISCExploitMitigationTechnical DescriptionThird Party Advisory