Is CVE-2018-17707 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-17707 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-17707?

CVE-2018-17707 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-17707?

CVE-2018-17707 has an EPSS score of 3.00% (86th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-17707?

Upgrade launcher to 8.2.2 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-17707

HIGHEPSS 86th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code on vulnerable installations of Epic Games Launcher versions prior to 8.2.2. User interaction is required to exploit this vulnerability in that the target must visit a malicious page or open a malicious file. The specific flaw exists within the handler for the com.epicgames.launcher protocol. A crafted URI with the com.epicgames.launcher protocol can trigger execution of a system call composed from a user-supplied string. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of the current user. Was ZDI-CAN-7241.

CWE-78OS Command Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

launcherNVD

Affected:< 8.2.2Fixed in:8.2.2CVE-2018-17707derived from NVD

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionRequired

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

3.00%probability of exploitation in 30 days

86thpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 86% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.