CVE-2018-20211

NONE EPSS 68.7%
Published Jan 2, 20197y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
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Published Jan 2, 2019 7y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

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).

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
68.7% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
Public Exploit Known
No Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-427

Affected Products 1

VendorProductVersionRange
exiftool_projectexiftool8.32any

References 2

  • packetstormsecurity.com http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/150892/Exiftool-8.3.2.0-DLL-Hijacking.html
    ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
  • seclists.org http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Dec/44
    ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory

Remediation

No remediation data recorded yet

Check vendor advisories and the NVD entry for patch availability.