CVE-2018-1000209
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions...
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000209- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.5 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.
- Record
CVE-2018-1000209- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-1881 No score
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.
- Record
EUVD-2018-1881- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ffvh-6jh2-5gjv
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions...
Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.
- Record
GHSA-ffvh-6jh2-5gjv- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-732
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-1000209 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Sensu Core, published July 13, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. No source names a fixed version.