CVE-2018-5457 — A uncontrolled search path element issue was discovered in Vyaire Medical CareFu

A uncontrolled search path element issue was discovered in Vyaire Medical CareFusion Upgrade Utility used with Windows XP systems, Versions 2.0.2.2 and prior versions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability requires the local user to install a crafted DLL on the target machin

01What is this vulnerability?

A uncontrolled search path element issue was discovered in Vyaire Medical CareFusion Upgrade Utility used with Windows XP systems, Versions 2.0.2.2 and prior versions. A successful exploit of this vulnerability requires the local user to install a crafted DLL on the target machine. The application loads the DLL and gives the attacker access at the same privilege level as the application.

02Affected products

Vendor	Product	Versions
n	a / Vyaire Medical CareFusion Upgrade Utility Vulnerability	Vyaire Medical CareFusion Upgrade Utility Vulnerability

03Active exploitation status

Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.

04Recommended remediation

• Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
• Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
• Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.

05Technical details

For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.

06Detection signatures

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07Related CVEs

No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.

08Timeline

• Published: 2018-02-06T20:00:00.000Z
• Last modified: 2024-08-05T05:33:44.396Z

09References

• ics-cert.us-cert.gov — https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSMA-18-037-01
• www.securityfocus.com — http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102983