CVE-2018-18519
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan...
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
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
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
- Record
CVE-2018-18519- 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
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
- Record
CVE-2018-18519- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-10244 No score
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
- Record
EUVD-2018-10244- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fpg4-8vx9-5m5w
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan...
BestXsoftware Best Free Keylogger before 6.0.0 allows local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse "%PROGRAMFILES%\BFK 5.2.9\syscrb.exe" file because of insecure permissions for the BUILTIN\Users group.
- Record
GHSA-fpg4-8vx9-5m5w- 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-2018-18519 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Bestxsoftware Best Free Keylogger, published November 19, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.77%, the 55th percentile. No source names a fixed version.