CVE-2018-6461

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2018-02-05 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-426

Description

March Hare WINCVS before 2.8.01 build 6610, and CVS Suite before 2009R2 build 6610, contains an Insecure Library Loading vulnerability in the wincvs2.exe or wincvs.exe file, which may allow local users to gain privileges via a Trojan horse Python or TCL DLL file in the current working directory.

Affected products

March-Hare Wincvs: from 1.0 before 2.8.01 — fixed in 2.8.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: March-Hare Wincvs 2.8.01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVS-SUITE-2009R2-INSECURE-LIBRARY-LOADING-CVE-2018-6461.txt
http://march-hare.com/cvspro/vulnwincvs.htm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146267/WINCVS-2009R2-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/24
http://hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/CVS-SUITE-2009R2-INSECURE-LIBRARY-LOADING-CVE-2018-6461.txt
http://march-hare.com/cvspro/vulnwincvs.htm
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/146267/WINCVS-2009R2-DLL-Hijacking.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Feb/24

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