Venere loads replaceable unsigned components from a writable installation location
- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- No fix listed
- Who is exposed
- Not reported
- Last modified
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 11/100 · provisional
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Venere is affected by a flaw where it loads and registers unsigned components from locations an unprivileged user can write to. A local attacker with low-privilege access can plant a replacement component there, and no user interaction is needed for it to be loaded.
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Read the original description
Venere is installed outside Program Files and loads/registers unsigned components from locations where an unprivileged user may create files.
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure?/25Unknown. No advisory context yet
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity5.9/10CVSS 5.9
- No patch5/5No patch listed yet
What would change the score
- Would score about 66 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 61 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 33 if advisories confirm default setups are exposed
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- CompuGroup Medical Venere
8.33.2
Evidence 2
- Link
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Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-118450
Is CVE-2026-118450 being exploited?
It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.Source: cve.now feed data
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118450?
Venere: version 8.33.2.Source: cve.now feed data