CVE-2018-12449
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
- Record
CVE-2018-12449- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.8 Medium
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
- Record
CVE-2018-12449- Weakness
- CWE-426
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4420 No score
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4420- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97p5-8vv4-5x5q
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
The Whale browser installer 0.4.3.0 and earlier versions allows DLL hijacking.
- Record
GHSA-97p5-8vv4-5x5q- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-426
- 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-2018-12449 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Naver Corporation Whale Browser Installer, published October 11, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.90%, the 59th percentile. No source names a fixed version.