CVE-2018-1000209

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2018-07-13 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-732

Description

Sensu, Inc. Sensu Core version Before version 1.4.2-3 contains a Insecure Permissions vulnerability in Sensu Core on Windows platforms that can result in Unprivileged users may execute code in context of Sensu service account. This attack appear to be exploitable via Unprivileged user may place an arbitrary DLL in the c:\opt\sensu\embedded\bin directory in order to exploit standard Windows DLL load order behavior. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 1.4.2-3 and later.

Affected products

Sensu Core: before 1.4.2-3 — fixed in 1.4.2-3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Sensu Core 1.4.2-3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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