High severity7.8NVD Advisory· Published Oct 15, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2018-17980

Description

NoMachine before 5.3.27 and 6.x before 6.3.6 allows attackers to gain privileges via a Trojan horse wintab32.dll file located in the same directory as a .nxs file, as demonstrated by a scenario where the .nxs file and the DLL are in the current working directory, and the Trojan horse code is executed. (The directory could, in general, be on a local filesystem or a network share.).

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Affected products

Nomachine/Nomachine2 versions
cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*+ 1 more
- cpe:2.3:a:nomachine:nomachine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*range: <5.3.27
- (no CPE)range: <5.3.27, <6.3.6

Patches

Vulnerability mechanics

References

hyp3rlinx.altervista.org/advisories/NOMACHINE-TROJAN-FILE-REMOTE-CODE-EXECUTION.txtnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
packetstormsecurity.com/files/149784/NoMachine-5.3.26-Remote-Code-Execution.htmlnvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45611/nvdExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
www.nomachine.com/TR10P08887nvdVendor Advisory

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