CVE-2018-6947
NoMachine < 6.0.80 (x86) - 'nxfuse' Privilege Escalation
Severity Score
7.8
*CVSS v3
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
3
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
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*SSVC
Descriptions
An uninitialised stack variable in the nxfuse component that is part of the Open Source DokanFS library shipped with NoMachine 6.0.66_2 and earlier allows a local low privileged user to gain elevation of privileges on Windows 7 (32 and 64bit), and denial of service for Windows 8 and 10.
Una variable de pila no inicializada en el componente nxfuse de la biblioteca Open Source DokanFS incluida en NoMachine, en versiones 6.0.66_2 y anteriores, permite que un usuario local con pocos privilegios eleve sus privilegios en Windows 7 (32 y 64 bits) y que provoque una denegación de servicio (DoS) en Windows 8 y 10.
NoMachine versions prior to 6.0.80 (x64) suffer from an nxfuse privilege escalation vulnerability.
*Credits:
N/A
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
- Decision:-
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Automatable
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Timeline
- 2018-02-13 CVE Reserved
- 2018-02-23 CVE Published
- 2018-02-23 First Exploit
- 2024-08-05 CVE Updated
- 2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
- ---------- Exploited in Wild
- ---------- KEV Due Date
CWE
- CWE-665: Improper Initialization
CAPEC
References (7)
| URL | Tag | Source |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.fidusinfosec.com/nomachine-road-code-execution-without-fuzzing-cve-2018-6947 | Third Party Advisory |
| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://packetstorm.news/files/id/146544 | 2018-02-23 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44167 | 2024-08-05 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/44168 | 2024-08-05 |
| URL | Date | SRC |
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| URL | Date | SRC |
|---|---|---|
| https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00194 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://www.nomachine.com/SU02P00195 | 2019-10-03 | |
| https://www.nomachine.com/TR02P08408 | 2019-10-03 |
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | ||||||
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine" | Nomachine Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine" | <= 6.0.66_2 Search vendor "Nomachine" for product "Nomachine" and version " <= 6.0.66_2" | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 10 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 10" | * | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 7 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 7" | * | - |
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| Microsoft Search vendor "Microsoft" | Windows 8 Search vendor "Microsoft" for product "Windows 8" | * | - |
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