CVE-2018-1888
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on...
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
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
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
- Record
CVE-2018-1888- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-12467
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
- Record
EUVD-2018-12467- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/A:L/AC:L/AV:L/C:L/I:L/PR:N/S:U/UI:R/E:U/RC:C/RL:O - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-xqvw-p594-3pxq
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on...
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
- Record
GHSA-xqvw-p594-3pxq- 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
NVD
An untrusted search path vulnerability in IBM i Access for Windows versions 7.1 and earlier on Windows can allow arbitrary code execution via a Trojan horse DLL in the current working directory, related to use of the LoadLibrary function. IBM X-Force ID: 152079.
- Record
CVE-2018-1888- CVSS 3.0
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - 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
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-2018-1888 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in Ibm I Access For Windows, published January 4, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.24%, the 69th percentile. No source names a fixed version.