CVE-2018-18446
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
CVE-2018-18446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
CVE-2018-18446- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10174
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
EUVD-2018-10174- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-r2x7-j5fh-23fq
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).
- Record
GHSA-r2x7-j5fh-23fq- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-502
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-18446 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Dotpdn Paint.net, published October 12, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.23%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.