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CVE-2018-17612

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  • Published2018-11-09
  • WeaknessCWE-295

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Description

Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 places Certification Authority (CA) certificates into the Trusted Root CA store of the local system, and publishes the private key in the SennComCCKey.pem file within the public software distribution, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites or software publishers for several years, even if the HeadSetup product is uninstalled. NOTE: a vulnerability-assessment approach must check all Windows systems for CA certificates with a CN of 127.0.0.1 or SennComRootCA, and determine whether those certificates are unwanted.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-11-0921:29CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD
Microsoft windows 10
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
1607.x= 1607no fix published
1703.x= 1703no fix published
1709.x= 1709no fix published
1803.x= 1803no fix published
1809.x= 1809no fix published
Microsoft windows server 2016
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
1709.x= 1709no fix published
1803.x= 1803no fix published
Microsoft windows server 2008
BranchAffectedFixed in
—all versionsno fix published
—= r2no fix published

6 more products in the sources.

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

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none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Published
2018-11-09
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c4fc-cx58-4v39

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17612?

Sennheiser HeadSetup 7.3.4903 places Certification Authority (CA) certificates into the Trusted Root CA store of the local system, and publishes the private key in the SennComCCKey.pem file within the public software distribution, which allows remote attackers to spoof arbitrary web sites or software publishers for several years, even if the HeadSetup product is uninstalled. NOTE: a vulnerability-assessment approach must check all Windows systems for CA certificates with a CN of 127.0.0.1 or SennComRootCA, and determine whether those certificates are unwanted.

Is CVE-2018-17612 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17612 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 6.7% on 2026-11-08, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17612?

CVE-2018-17612 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

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