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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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.5, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), for affected systems. Impacting 9 products from sennheiser, from microsoft, from microsoft and 6 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2018, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2018-11-09T21:29:00.260

Last Modified

2024-11-21T03:54:41.980

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 7.5 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

10.0

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-295

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	sennheiser	headsetup	7.3.4903	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1607	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1703	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1709	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1803	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_10	1809	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_7	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_8.1	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_rt_8.1	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2008	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2012	r2	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	-	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	1709	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2016	1803	Yes
Operating System	microsoft	windows_server_2019	-	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180029 Patch, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.secorvo.de/publikationen/headsetup-vulnerability-report-secorvo-2018.pdf Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106045 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-us/security-guidance/advisory/ADV180029 Patch, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.secorvo.de/publikationen/headsetup-vulnerability-report-secorvo-2018.pdf Exploit, Mitigation, Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For sennheiser's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.