Is CVE-2018-9859 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2018-9859 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2018-9859?

CVE-2018-9859 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.1 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2018-9859?

CVE-2018-9859 has an EPSS score of 0.92% (56th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2018-9859?

Upgrade whale to 1.0.40.7 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2018-9859

HIGH

8.1

CVSS v3

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.

How to fix

Remediation Available

whaleNVD

Affected:< 1.0.40.7Fixed in:1.0.40.7CVE-2018-9859derived 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 ComplexityHigh

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.92%probability of exploitation in 30 days

56thpercentile

Moderate risk: more likely to be exploited than 56% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

cve.naver.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.