CVE-2018-18446

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Published Oct 12, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:dotpdn:paint.net:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2018-10174	dotPDN Paint.NET before 4.1.2 allows Deserialization of Untrusted Data (issue 1 of 2).

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 1.2% (1.234% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://blog.getpaint.net/2018/10/22/paint-net-4-1-2-is-now-available/
https://www.dotpdn.com
https://www.getpaint.net

History

May 16, 2025 2:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Dotpdn Paint.net

Weaknesses

CWE-502

Sources

CVE record Updated: May 16, 2025, 1:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 12:00 AM
Updated: May 16, 2025, 1:47 PM
Reserved: Oct 17, 2018, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:08 AM

Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 11:08 AM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 12, 2022, 9:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:47 AM

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