CVE-2018-7884

Published: Jun 5, 2018Modified: Jun 17, 2026

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

An issue was discovered in DisplayLink Core Software Cleaner Application 8.2.1956. When the drivers are updated to a newer version, the product launches a process as SYSTEM to uninstall the old version: cl_1956.exe is run as SYSTEM on the %systemroot%\Temp folder, where any user can write a DLL (e.g., version.dll) to perform DLL Hijacking and elevate privileges to SYSTEM.

Affected (1)

Products: Displaylink: Core Software Cleaner

1 product

Core Software Cleaner

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Displaylink Core Software Cleaner	Version 8.2.1956

Related CWEs

Untrusted Search Path

The product searches for critical resources using an externally-supplied search path that can point to resources that are not under the product's direct control.

References (2)

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1

Source: cve@mitre.org

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Jun/1

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Mailing ListThird Party Advisory

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